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LOT 0480
Egyptian Red Mottled Stone Piriform Jar
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II, 3500-3200 B.C.
3 in. (248 grams, 76 mm).
With narrow base and broad rounded shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Comprising a poppy head amulet, a stylised head amulet, and a seated figure amulet. 1.42 grams total, 8-16 mm
From an Israeli collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Steatite Heart Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
With ribbed carapace and suspension loop to underside. 2.89 grams, 22 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Limestone Relief
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Relief fragment comprising: a sun disc with high-relief scarab motif to the centre; below this, a head in profile wearing a tiered wig with uraeus to the brow; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.61 kg total, 22.2 cm including stand
Collection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
