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LOT 0027
Egyptian Limestone Bust of a Male Dignitary
NEW KINGDOM, 13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/4 in. (855 grams total, 21 cm high including stand).
Carved male bust with a short-sleeved robe and tiered shebyu jewelled collar, striated wig; mounted on a custom-made plinth.
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection.
With Coincraft since the 1990s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini.
Accompanied by a master copy of the Coincraft catalogue BCF 76, where this object is offered for £2,950.00.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11946-209473.
Coincraft coin and antiquities catalogue BCF 76.
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Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
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With tapering sides and pointed top, incised vertical column of hieroglyphic text to one face: ẖry-ḥbt ḳbḥ ḥtp mr-mšꜥ imn, ''lector-priest' (give) purified offering (to the) general of the army (of) Amun'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 444 grams total, 21 cm high
Acquired in Egypt in the early 20th century. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
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Egyptian Bronze Situla with Chain
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With loops to the rim and short chains hanging from a hook finial; upper register with solar barque; the body with figure of priapic god Amun-Min and offerant before an offering table; lotus-flower motif to the base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 129 grams total, 24.5 cm high including stand
Ex S.M. collection, Israel. Ex Ancient Art, London N14, UK. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
