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LOT 0022
Large Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Mount
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
2 7/8 in. (40.6 grams, 73 mm).
Modelled slithering, its body forming meandering loops, with stylised detailing to the head and tail; remains of mounting lug to reverse of head.
Provenance‘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.
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LOT 0022
Large Romano-Egyptian Silver Snake Mount
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Bronze Statuette of Thoth with Hieroglyphs to the Base
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
In baboon form, modelled in the round wearing a lunar disc and seated on a semi-circular base with attachment lug; accompanied by a wooden display base; traces of hieroglyphic inscription around the edge of the base; repaired. 157 grams total, 10.1 cm high including stand
Gifted by Herbert Parsons (1870-1940) to his grandson, James Gibson (1926-2013). Inherited by the vendor and her brother, from their grandfather James Gibson. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.200862.
God of the moon, magic and writing, Thoth could take the form of a baboon or an ibis. In baboon form, he was associated with the animals who rise early in the day, and was thus linked to the sun god, Ra. The dedicatory hieroglyphic inscription on the base of this example includes the di and ankh signs meaning 'give life'. -
Romano-Egyptian Light Blue Faience Bead Group
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of five collared beads with decorative piercing and hatching, possibly from further east. 54 grams total, 34-36 mm
London private collection, 1979-1983. -
Egyptian Wooden Fowl-Roasting Scene
11th-12th Dynasty, 2010-1960 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
The scene comprising: a thick rectangular base with gessoed surface; squatting male figure in a white kilt with modelled hair and painted facial details, the hands drilled to accept the handles of tools; a wooden spit with impaled carcass of a roasting fowl in the left hand; a small fan in the right hand; a squat fire-bowl with rounded rim and recess to the upper edge. 980 grams total, 31 cm wide
Acquired in the 1960s. From the collection of the late Egyptologist Surgeon Commander PHK Gray RN. From a Surrey, UK, collection. Accompanied by a scholarly note from Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.202932.
Crafted for the tomb to accompany the deceased and provide for him in the afterlife.
