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LOT 0013
Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Seated God
RAMESSIDE PERIOD, 19TH DYNASTY, 1295-1186 B.C.
2 7/8 in. (4 1/8 in.) (53 grams, 74 mm (84 grams total, 10.5 cm high including stand)).
A carved limestone relief fragment depicting a squatting god Amun-Re, facing right wearing a headdress topped by two ostrich-feather plumes, a segmented mantle to the shoulders, knees drawn up supporting another ostrich plume; inked accession numbers to the reverse: '974.15', '69.10019'; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom a deceased American estate, acquired between 1970-1989.
with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, lot 23 [Part].
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
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Egyptian Wooden Shabti
New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, circa 1315-1081 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A carved wood shabti figure modelled mummiform with arms folded across the chest and wearing a tripartite wig, painted detailing to the front and rear of the body; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 46 grams, 19 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.
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Egyptian Limestone Figure of Isis-Aphrodite
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £483
A limestone figure modelled in the half-round, lying naked on a rectangular bed, executed with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, voluminous coiffed hair and painted necklace, armbands and distinctive ornamental girdle at the waist; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 109 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand
Fine condition.
with Secret Eye Gallery, New York City, 1977. with Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, 8 October, 2003, lot 66. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by an original Arte Primitivo catalogue page. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
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Egyptian Glass Bangle Fragment Group
Graeco-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A mixed group of glass bangle fragments including polychrome and decoratively twisted examples; iridescence to the surfaces of most. 110 grams total, 16-82 mm
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.