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LOT 0001
Egyptian Stone Cylinder Seal with Cartouche of Psusennes
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1055-950 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (31.7 grams, 44 mm).
Large cylinder with deeply incised hieroglyphs, including the royal titulary above a cartouche of Psusennes I or II.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0001
Egyptian Stone Cylinder Seal with Cartouche of Psusennes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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Opening Bid: £222
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Egyptian Blue Stone Eye of Horus Amulet
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with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment
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Central part of an orbiculus representing a six-petalled flower, S torsion, in red, yellow, olive green and blue wool. 11 grams total including package, 74 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Similar figures are widely presented in Coptic textiles, repeating a pattern in which flowers are usually paired with bird figures. This decoration is typical of tunics, but it was also used in large-scale textiles intended for domestic or funerary furnishings.
