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LOT 0020
Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Later Gold Pendant Mount
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (2.88 grams, 16.54 mm).
Carved scarab with detailed carapace and mouth parts; later gold wire mount for suspension.
ProvenanceEarly 20th century UK, collection.
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LOT 0020
Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Later Gold Pendant Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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Coptic Wooden Jar with Lid
4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Columnar in profile, turned wooden vessel with stepped rim and dark-red painted band below the lip; domed lid with inner locating ring to underside; flat panel to the apex. 147 grams total, 11.5 cm high
London, UK, art market, 1990s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a fragment of a clavus in white and purple linen and wool, S torsion, the central scene representing a dancer; a small fragment of a double segmenta, ornamented with vegetal embroidery; two orbiculi, one embroidered with a flower inside a rondo and with a cross in the centre, the other with a simple vegetal ornament. 40 grams total including package, 7.2-15.7 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The segmentum with the dancer was probably part of the vertical clavus of a tunic; it is highly probable that the embroidery refers to the Dionysian cycle, with dancers, animals and probably, in the missing parts, hunters. -
Phoenician Faience Bead Bracelet with Shell
Circa 600-400 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Consisting of oblate forms in shades of pale blue, cream, and beige; a large shell pendant at the centre. 60.7 grams, 14 cm long
Prince collection, 1990s-2014. Ex private collection 1970s-1990s.
