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LOT 0461
Egyptian to Roman Period Faience Bead Group
LATE DYNASTIC-ROMAN PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 7/8 in. (50 grams total, 2-22 mm).
Comprising various types. [366, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Papyrus Flower Amulets
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
Composed of restrung lapis lazuli papyrus flower amulets, very fine lapis cylindrical beads, tiny red beads and gold spheres, with a modern clasp. 10 grams, 60 cm long
Fine condition.
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Egyptian Mottled Stone Intaglio with Seated Isis and Horus
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Depicting a figural scene showing seated Isis with Horus; bevelled edge; repaired. 1.9 grams, 24 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
Acquired in the 1990s. Private German collection. Ex private Belgian collection. From the collection of G.M.R.H. -
Framed Coptic Wool Garment Fragment with Female Heads
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising a vertical arrangement of female heads wearing proplomas, alternating with green foliage; enclosed within a red-orange border with yellow bands, wave motifs to the edges; mounted in a custom-made glazed frame by Jean Bohne Pictures & Frames, New York, with a handwritten dedication to the reverse. 728 grams total, 46 x 17.5 cm including frame
From the private collection of Mr Vladimir Gregorietch Simkhovitch (1874-1959), Professor of Economics at Columbia University, U.S.A. Vladimir was a great collector of ancient art and works from his collection are kept in the Smithsonian Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and the Brooklyn Museum amongst others.
The band was probably a segment from a curtain, carpet or parietal cover.
