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LOT 0516
Phoenician Steatite Multi-Bodied Astarte Amulet
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (1.70 grams, 23 mm).
Carved as three radiating figures with conical headdress; the hair, limbs and other features shared by the three separate personae; pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1969-1999.
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LOT 0516
Phoenician Steatite Multi-Bodied Astarte Amulet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Brown Quartzite Baboon Animal Figurine
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Carved in a typical pose, sitting on its haunches with its tail curving around the right side, its front paws resting on its knees and protruding beneath its thick furry pelt, with incised detailing, its feet either side of the phallus, the head with bulbous, striated hair on either side, chipped, snout restored; seated on a high shrine-shaped plinth with squared front and rounded back, featuring a cavetto cornice and roll detailing on the upper part. 1.15 kg, 15 cm
From a deceased American estate, 1970-1989. with Bonham's, London, 28 October 2009, no.35. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonham's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12368-226706.
The baboon was an animal manifestation of the god Thoth, who was revered for his association with knowledge, writing, and healing. -
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Egyptian Quartzite Fragment with Hieroglyphs
New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Dressed stela or shrine fragment inscribed with three vertical columns of enigmatic hieroglyphs; mounted on a plaque. 320 grams total, 13 cm wide including stand
From an American deceased estate, acquired between 1970-1989. with Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, no.23. Private collection, Europe.
The second-to-last complete sign in the central register is a semi-hieratic version of the balancing post hieroglyph, suggesting an 18th Dynasty or later New Kingdom date. -
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Frog Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Naturalistically rendered figure of a seated frog with longitudinal suspension hole through feet. 2.6 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
