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LOT 0516
Phoenician Terracotta Mask
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
9 7/8 in. (739 grams total, 25 cm high including stand).
A cream-white ceramic mask with heavy brow over a narrow bridge to the nose, voids for the eyes, small deep-set mouth with full lower lip, rounded chin; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceEx UK art market, 1970s.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Egyptian Marble Eye Inlay
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A carved white marble eye inlay from a statue; unfinished. 24.4 grams, 58 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. -
Egyptian Seated Falcon Amulet
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A carved carnelian amuletic pendant of the falcon god Horus, sitting on a rectangular base; suspension loop behind the shoulders. 1.65 grams, 17 mm
Acquired 1980s. Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
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Egyptian Feldspar Scarab
New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £508
An amazonite feldspar scarab with simple detailing to the body and legs; drilled for suspension. 6.35 grams, 22 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
