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LOT 0422
Phoenician Faience Scarab Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 in. (2.47 grams total, 8-11 mm).
Mixed scarab and scaraboid group, two with design to the underside. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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Egyptian Limestone Male Head Fragment
Old Kingdom, 4th-early 5th Dynasty, circa 2640-2480 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
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with Sotheby's, London, 5 July 1982, no.190. with Sotheby's, London, 13-14 December 1990, no.18. Acquired from the above sale by the late Robert Browne. Property of Ms L.F., London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00243674. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12073-217362. -
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £169
Restrung beadwork panel of exceptional colour depicting a mummy face mask with false beard; restrung with some later beads. 17.3 grams, 89 mm
Ex Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, 1980-1990s. From a London, UK, collection. -
Egyptian Bronze Ring with Hieroglyphs
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Ellipsoid bezel with a group of incuse hieroglyphs to the plaque naming Amun-Re. 9.62 grams, 24.22 mm overall, 18.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection since the late 1990s.
