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LOT 0486
Egyptian Gold Repousse Plaque with Gods
CIRCA 500 B.C.
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (24 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case).
With a standing female (a goddess?) praising a falcon-headed god, both facing right; displayed in a membranous frame.
ProvenanceFrom a Spanish collection, formerly with a German dealership in the 1980s.
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LOT 0486
Egyptian Gold Repousse Plaque with Gods
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Glass Inlay Collection
Circa 1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Comprising sixteen drawn inlays of various colour combinations. 12 grams total, 12-39 mm
Fine condition.
Ex N.A. collection, 1970s. Kept in the U.K. since 2007. -
Phoenician Blue Glass Bifacial 'Lady in the Window' Type Pierced Disc
7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Composed of a bifacial oval plaque showing a female face in relief to both sides, stylised facial detailing and shoulder-length hair; mounting socket to one end. 2.49 grams, 26 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent. -
Framed Coptic Wool Garment Fragment with Female Heads
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a vertical arrangement of female heads wearing proplomas, alternating with green foliage; enclosed within a red-orange border with yellow bands, wave motifs to the edges; mounted in a custom-made glazed frame by Jean Bohne Pictures & Frames, New York, with a handwritten dedication to the reverse. 728 grams total, 46 x 17.5 cm including frame
From the private collection of Mr Vladimir Gregorietch Simkhovitch (1874-1959), Professor of Economics at Columbia University, U.S.A. Vladimir was a great collector of ancient art and works from his collection are kept in the Smithsonian Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and the Brooklyn Museum amongst others.
The band was probably a segment from a curtain, carpet or parietal cover.
