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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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Egyptian Blue Stone Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Carved wedjat amulet with transverse piercing at the brow. 2.49 grams, 16.6 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Solar Bead
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Flat and crescent-shaped with transverse piercings to the reverse; an end spacer for a multi-strand necklace. 24 grams, 82 mm wide
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience White Lotus Chalice
New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, 1315-945 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
The lotiform cup modelled as an open lotus flower with incised petal detailing to the outer face, short stem and flared foot; some restoration. 205 grams, 12.1 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12937-243177.
Faience chalices shaped like the flowers of the white lotus (Nymphaea albicans) first appeared in the 18th Dynasty and are believed to be drinking vessels.
