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LOT 0466
Egyptian Glass Fragment Collection
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C. OR LATER
1 - 1 5/8 in. (30.2 grams total, 26-42 mm).
Mixed group including millefiori and modelled types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Hares
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising a double band for sleeve (segmenta), decorated with vegetal and animal patterns, forming two narrow bands with a vertical succession of stylised spirals of foliage, alternating figures of hares. 94 grams, 43 x 23 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique of wool on linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a double segmentum, applied on the wrists of the garment and decorating the lower part of the sleeves. -
Massive Egyptian Blue Faience Bes Statue
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With integral square base and shallow socket to the top of the head; Bes shown standing nude with hands on hips, bearded and with grotesque features, protruding tongue, lattice to the rear of the head; face restored. 1.6 kg, 32.2 cm high
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Due to its size, this is more probably an architectural and devotional item than a purely amuletic one, probably from a domestic context. It is an ambitious example of moulding in the round in faience (glazed composition). -
Egyptian Beaded Mummy Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £164
Comprising a restrung panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard. 25.99 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1990s. Ex Mariaud des Serres, Paris, France.