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LOT 0472
Egyptian Terracotta Frog Type Lamp
ROMAN PERIOD, 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (107 grams, 83 mm).
Displaying palm branches; possible letter W incised to base.
ProvenanceFrom a German collection.
Ex Cambridge, UK, collection, 1980s.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1856,0816.5, for similar.
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LOT 0472
Egyptian Terracotta Frog Type Lamp
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Frog and Turtle Collection
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Comprising five frogs in different styles, including one example in relief on a square base; two turtles with simple shell detailing. 127 grams total, 16-34 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection. -
Large Egyptian Faience Cartouche Amulet for the Pharaoh Apries
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Displaying Wahibre, the birth name of the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Apries on one face; his throne name, Haaibre (rendered 'Apries' in Hellenistic times) on the other; repaired. 7.7 grams, 41 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Private collection of H. N., Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK.
This plaque was almost certainly once part of a foundation deposit of a temple built in the reign of this pharaoh. A similar, albeit slightly thicker, double-sided cartouche-shaped plaque of this king is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 02.4.105b). -
Egyptian Silver Osiris Amulet
Late New Kingdom, circa 1000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Suspension loop to the reverse; Osiris standing wearing the Atef crown, arms folded across the chest holding the crook and flail, regalia of kingship. 8.7 grams, 64 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK, 1930-1940s.