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LOT 0448
Egyptian Hardstone and Faience Amulet Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (10.8 grams total, 13-25 mm).
Including red jasper heart ib, bunch of grapes, seated Hathor, Horus falcon, a sow, hand in 'fica' gesture, tilapia fish and other types. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.
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Egyptian Hardstone Miniature Vessel
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Carved storage vessel with everted rim and strap handles. 5.3 grams, 18 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Faience Hieroglyphic Scarab Group
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Comprising: two white glazed composition with hieroglyphs to the underside; three similar in blue-green. 9.4 grams total, 12-19 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Phoenician Bronze Basket Weight
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
The cuboid body with pellet ornament around the upper edge, openwork handles rising to a central point from four corners. 14.7 grams, 23 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection.
