Loading, please wait...
_900x900.jpg "Egyptian Glass Panel with Eyes")
_200x200.jpg "Egyptian Glass Panel with Eyes")
.jpg "Egyptian Glass Panel with Eyes")
LOT 0629
Egyptian Glass Panel with Eyes
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (1.57 grams, 18 mm).
Irregular glass panel fragment with inlaid mosaic eye motifs; repaired.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0629
Egyptian Glass Panel with Eyes
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£106 (EUR 123; USD 143) +BP*
-
.jpg)
Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti of Payefadjer
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 1070-945 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Squat mummiform type with face framed by a tripartite wig, hands modelled in relief, holding agricultural tools applied in paint; seed-bag at the back; central vertical hieroglyphic inscription on the lower front reading: 'The Osiris, wab-(priest), lector-(priest), Payefadjer (pꜢy.f-Ꜥḏr), true of voice'. 93 grams, 96 mm
Ex Ms E.C.(1923-2014), Israel. Inherited by her son D.L., Switzerland. -
Egyptian Canopic Chest Fragment with Cobras
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £25
Rectangular panel bearing a frieze depicting a series of rearing cobras wearing sun-disc headdresses. 176 grams, 27 cm
Ex E.B.W. Chappelow collection, January 1958. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.10.
Friezes of rearing cobras at the top of canopic chests served as guardian figures, protecting the visceral containers within. Arguably, the most famous canopic chest, decorated with a frieze of rearing cobras, is the gilded one of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. -
Egyptian Chalcedony Fluted Fruit Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Columnar in form with basal leaves to the finial, bindings and leaves beneath the ribbed loop. 1.45 grams, 21 mm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000.
