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LOT 0561
Egyptian Steatite Scaraboid with Face
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (10.18 grams, 32 mm).
Modelled as a domed face of Hathor with small cow-ears and a wig with coiled lappet ends, and an advancing cow on the underside.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0561
Egyptian Steatite Scaraboid with Face
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a fragment of a large segmentum in linen and wool, embroidered with a dancer, followed by a tondo with a Nereid riding a dolphin, borders with geometric decorations; an orbiculus decorated with vegetal patterns. 37 grams total including package, 6.7-14 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The segmentum was probably part of the vertical clavus of a tunic; it is highly probable that the embroidery refers to the Dionysian cycle with dancers, animals and probably, in the missing parts, hunters. -
Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Ring
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.DSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a coiled D-section body and a snake-head finial. 4.02 grams, 20.64 mm overall, 14.29 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Phoenician Inscribed Bronze Scaraboid Seal
600-400 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
With ribbed loop and ellipsoid face, gryphon motif. 10.9 grams, 26 mm wide
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 1990. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
