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LOT 0485
Egyptian Stone Mummy Eye
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (9.94 grams, 39 mm).
Carved insert for a mask, white with large inset black pupil.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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 Bright Blue Faience Shabti
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Mummiform figure with facial detailing and wearing a lappet wig. 7.05 grams, 54 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Artefact Group
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising: a scarab with text to underside; a plano-convex section bead; a bifacial square plaque with worship scene and hieroglyphs to each face, after the antique. 8.16 grams total, 13-25 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Phoenician Amethyst Scarab
8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Plano-convex in section with carved carapace to upper face; two lines of Phoenician script to underside. 3.21 grams, 18 mm
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12851-241685. 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.