Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0009
Egyptian Limestone Figural Temple Relief
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1293-1060 B.C.
10 in. (1.2 kg, 25.6 cm).
Depicting a naked male figure crouching right, wearing a head cap and lifting an amphora over his head, pouring its liquid contents out behind him; with pecking defacing; repaired.
Provenance
Ex T.C. collection, Martigny, Switzerland.
Acquired in Europe before 1994.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11836-206814.
VETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Egyptian Faience Isis with Horus Amulet
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
The goddess seated on a throne and wearing a vulture headdress with her hieroglyph above, the infant god Horus with Sidelock of Youth being nursed on her knee; turquoise glaze. 4.25 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1992.
In ancient Egyptian belief, the image of Isis suckling her son Horus was a potent symbol of rebirth. The goddess sits on the throne (which was the hieroglyphic form of her name). -
Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Also known as tit, or the knot of Isis; with pillar to reverse, pierced for suspension. 3.52 grams, 40 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK. -
Egyptian Coptic Wood Female Figure
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Carved in the round, standing and with a bobbed hairstyle with ribbed bands and crest, extended hands covering stomach and pudenda; on a rectangular base; repaired. 72 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
