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LOT 0567
Phoenician Cream Stone Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Star on Sceptre
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/4 in. (3.48 grams, 20 mm).
Lentoid in plan with ribbed suspension loop, incuse motif of a scintillation; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0567
Phoenician Cream Stone Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Star on Sceptre
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Egyptian Coptic Wall Tapestry Textile Fragment with Geometric Ornaments
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment from a tapestry or a cloak in light fabric, S-twist tapestry, embroidered with red, green, yellow, and blue geometric ornaments in wool and linen. 236 grams total including paper folder, 55 cm wide
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Most of the linen or wool garments found by A. Gayet in the Antinoe necropolis were woven in a specific pattern, in a single piece, on a horizontal warp. Another relatively common pattern for linen garments consisted of assembling three pieces woven on a single warp and forming the upper part of the garment, with the collar and sleeves. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi, Segementa and Tablia with Animals, Geometric and Cross Decoration
Circa 4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an orbiculus in purple wool and coarse linen, S-torsion; a tabula in purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion, embroidered with a central cross, the borders decorated with meanders; a broad segmentum in purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion; a small orbiculus with vegetal ornaments. 11 grams total, 5.2-18.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery decorating tunics or mantles. The Christian elements, like the cross at the centre of our tabula, began to decorate garments from the 4th century onwards. -
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Egyptian Blue Faience Cowroid with Uraei in Gold Ring
Third Intermediate Period, 1069-860 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Slender, lentoid form with a finely striated edge design; the main motif comprises four outward-facing uraei, one in each quadrant, with a sun disc at each end, mounted in a modern gold ring. 2.33 grams, 22.62 mm overall, 16.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection, London.
