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LOT 0403
Egyptian Glass Inlay Collection
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/2 in. (12 grams total, 12-39 mm).
Comprising sixteen drawn inlays of various colour combinations. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx N.A. collection, 1970s.
Kept in the U.K. since 2007.
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Large Egyptian Stone Hieroglyphic Scarab for Amenhotep III
New Kingdom, 1386-1349 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Naturalistically modelled with detailing to the upper body and legs; damaged base with the throne name 'neb-maat-re' of Amenhotep III in cartouche and the god's name Amun-Re below; pierced for suspension. 41 grams, 44 mm
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, collection between 1950-1990s. -
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. -
Egyptian Wooden Statue Base
Late New Kingdom-Ptolemaic Period, 1250-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Cuboid with a rectangular channel to one side and two oval mounting sockets. 179 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1982-1989.
The channel bears traces of oxidisation indicating that it belonged with a copper-alloy statuette.
