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LOT 0427
Egyptian Silver Hair Ring
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550-1070 B.C.
5/8 in. (3.78 grams, 17 mm).
Formed as a single round-section rod in coils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper (1895-1980); thence by descent.
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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Egyptian Wooden Cow Giving Birth Diorama with Two Figures
Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th Dynasty, 2023-1862 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Comprising three figures to represent a calving scene: a standing cow or other quadruped giving birth to its young, its head, neck and forelegs emerging from the mother's rear, both with a black and white speckled coat; a standing male figure with articulated arms and pierced hands, wearing a kilt and cropped wig and with stylised facial detailing; a kneeling figure also with articulated arms, open-palm hands, wearing a kilt and cropped wig, stylised facial features; extensive remains of polychrome pigment. 113 grams total, 9.5-16 cm
From an early 20th century Home Counties collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11597-199209. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Such models would have been deposited in tombs; the purpose of such a scene was probably to evoke the season of spring, when calves were born, and the floodplain where farmers lived and raised their livestock. -
Egyptian Silver Goddess Bastet Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Modelled as a cat seated on an oblong base; accompanied by a custom-made display base. 1.27 grams, 13 mm high (6.02 grams total, 33 mm including stand)
Ex Mrs Zimmermann Koutoulakis, December 1977. Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, collection between 1950-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Bastet was primarily a goddess of fertility, but she also represented festivities and intoxication, which formed part of the temple celebrations of her cult. -
Coptic Decorative Textile with Figures
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Linen and wool, Quadratic textile fragment with brown frame, several stylised human and zoomorphic figures as well as vegetal elements in front of a yellow background; another, smaller brown frame with green background and further figures, probably a segmentum from a tunic, fixed on linen, minor lacunae. 2.14 kg total, 65 x 47 cm
London art market, 2009. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
