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LOT 0484
Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. OR EARLIER
3 1/8 - 9 1/2 in. (2.78 kg total, 8.1-24 cm).
Some with detailing, one with male face to left with eye and ear remaining. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceSwiss collection prior to late 1990s.
Private London collection since 1999.
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Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Ring
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
With square-section band and impressed texture detailing. 12.3 grams, 26.85 mm overall, 20.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
From the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the early 2000s. Acquired on the UK market. -
Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus
Late New Kingdom, circa 1570-1075 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Openwork faience wedjat pendant with suspension loop above and slender frame. 0.78 grams, 21 mm
Acquired 1970s onwards. Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK. -
Egypto-Persian Silver-Gilt Earring Pair with Bes Holding Two Ibexes
Circa 530-330 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Each with bifacial repoussé decoration depicting the Egyptian god Bes controlling two ibexes, above them two geese or storks facing stylised lotus flowers, projecting knops to the perimeter, four loops to the inner edge. 26.73 grams total, 4.7 cm each
with Riyahi Gallery, London, prior to 1996. Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above, 1 July 1996. Acquired from the above, 23 December 2010. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no 5068.C.V.