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LOT 0453
Egyptian Schist Plate
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 2040-1782 B.C.
6 1/2 in. (450 grams, 16.4 cm).
Discoid palette with rounded underside and flat base, dished central field, flat rim with four radiating trapezoidal projections.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00038135.
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LOT 0453
Egyptian Schist Plate
Estimate £650 - 850€750 - 990 (for guidance only)$880 - 1,150 (for guidance only)
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Romano-Egytian Bead and Amulet Collection
Late 1st millennium B.C.-early 1st millennium A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £65
Including annular, tubular, tabular and other beads, and other items. 28 grams total, 0.6-12 cm
From an old deceased estate. Property of an East London lady collector, acquired at auction before 1995. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Comprising: a large fragment of a tunic with double segmenta in dark purple wool over linen, S torsion, formed by two parallel stripes, embroidered with kantharos and floral patterns, inscribed in tondos within bands with crenellated borders; a thin clavus connected to an orbiculus ending in an arrow shape, red purple and brown wool over linen, S torsion, embroidered with S shaped and lanceolate patterns. 207 grams total including package, 31-33.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This type of embroideries were typical of tunics and garments characterised by full-length clavi, and segmenta, decorated with either intricate geometric patterns or floral and vegetal motifs. In Christian symbology, the kantharos was an ancient Greek wine cup that symbolised resurrection and eternal life through Christ. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Hypogees Papyrus Manuscript from Thebes
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 68 from Vol .II of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entiled Thèbes. Hypogées. Manuscrit sur papyrus. 256 grams, 104 x 68.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from an underground tomb chamber (hypogeum). The text is written in a cursive style of hieroglyphs known as hieratic.
