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LOT 0473
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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0473
Phoenician Steatite Multi-Bodied Astarte Amulet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Gold Mounted Scarab Bead
Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, circa 1900-1560 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising a faience scarab with a scroll-work border framing the vertically arranged hieroglyphs: kheper beetle, nwb sign for gold, and two nfr signs flanking an ankh sign, set in a gold funda with tubular collars. 3.36 grams, 20 mm
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Egyptian Silver Gazelle Amulet
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Figure of a leaping gazelle modelled in the half-round, two attachment loops to the reverse. 1 grams, 21 mm
From an early 20th century collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The ‘flying gallop’ pose of animal figures, including the ibex, in ancient Egyptian jewellery elements is considered to be of Aegean influence. -
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Egyptian Decorated Wooden Mask From a Mummy
Late Period, 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Displaying semi-naturalistic detailing in relief, beneath a band of headdress ornament composed of rows of architectural dot-and-dash and zig-zag patterns over a segmental panel, possible hieroglyphs to the top tier; attachment pegs to the sides of the face and through the head; extensive remains of painted black pigmentation and composition fill to the eyes. 677 grams, 36 cm
From a French estate, acquired between 1960 and 1980. with SAS Cornette de Saint Cyr Auction, Paris, Vente 882, Mobilier et Objets d'art, 2 December 2014, lot 69. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.167062. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11807-206837. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
