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LOT 0427
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Head of the Goddess Hathor from a Sistrum
LATE PERIOD, 26TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 600-700 B.C.
2 in. (18.7 grams total, 49 mm including stand).
Bifacial bust of Hathor, depicted as a woman's head with cow ears, wearing a heavy wig with curled lappet ends and uraei on either side, mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Caledonian market, 16th March 1962, for 5 shillings.
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.92.
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LOT 0427
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Head of the Goddess Hathor from a Sistrum
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £250
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