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LOT 0454
Egyptian Translucent Carnelian Scarab
MIDDLE KINGDOM–SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 2133-1550 B.C.
7/8 in. (5.98 grams, 22 mm).
A translucent carnelian scarab with detailing to the head, body and legs; drilled for suspension.
ProvenanceAcquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
Egyptian Offering Cup Fragment Group
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Egyptian Black Burnished Ware Pilgrim's Flask
Graeco-Roman Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A ceramic black burnished ware pilgrim's flask of discoid form, short neck with collar, body with raised concentric roundels to both faces. 296 grams, 15.8 cm high
Acquired in Egypt in 1960 whilst working at the British Council. Ex Andrews collection.
This resembles an Etruscan style bucchero impasto flask of circa 700-600 B.C., suggesting that this was an import into Egypt; a comparable example is in the Penn Museum (inventory no. MS 3431).
