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LOT 0686
Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1350 B.C.
7/8 in. (4.38 grams, 21 mm).
Mosaic bead fragment with a decoration composed of black, white, and yellow glass; display stand attached.
ProvenanceEx Roger Liechti (1934-2010), Petit-Lancy, Switzerland (inv. no.E.837); received from Mr Cohen, Galerie La Reine Margot, Paris.
Thence by family descent, Switzerland.
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LOT 0686
Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£90 (EUR 104; USD 122) ‡+BP*
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Egyptian Libation Vessel in the Form of a Squatting Woman
3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Formed as a naked pregnant woman in a squatting position, with sagging breasts and a strongly bulging belly; pubis clearly visible between the legs, which are spread wide apart; eyes and mouth perforated to serve as a spout; filling hole at the back of the head; left foot partly absent. 161 grams, 10 cm
Hans Jurgen Döpp (1940), Frankfurt. From The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland; acquired from Bernd Gackstätter, Antikenkabinett Frankfurt. -
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Egyptian Papyrus Fragment with Text
Graeco-Roman Period, circa 3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular fragment of papyrus with inked Demotic script text in two columns; mounted on a board. 195 grams total, 15.5 cm (25 x 20 cm including frame)
Ex retired East Anglian school teacher, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK, 1960s-1980s. -
Egyptian Feldspar Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved from light-green feldspar, with a ribbed suspension loop above. 1.78 grams, 17 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK.
