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LOT 0425
Egyptian Glass Inlay Collection
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (14.1 grams total, 14-29 mm).
Various fragments, most featuring floral motifs, and a rectangular red, black lined block with an eye at each narrow end. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1977-1979.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Egyptian Terracotta Fragment of Man Holding Elongated Phallus
Ptolemaic Period, 323-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Plano-convex in section with lateral folded legs, lower end of the sidelock at the shoulder, phallus extended across the body. 383 grams, 13 cm
Acquired in London, UK, 1980. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Stone Two-Handled Cosmetic Jar
Late Predynastic-early Dynastic Period, 3100-2850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Barrel-shaped in profile with low rim and two lateral pierced lug handles. 103 grams, 53 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
With a detailed carapace, mouth, and legs; the underside decorated with a line border enclosing a large central sma motif in the upper half, followed by a neb, men, and Khepri beetle hieroglyphs, flanked by rearing cobras. 33.76 grams, 46 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
