Loading, please wait...
LOT 0071
Romano-Egyptian Alabaster Bowl
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (503 grams, 13.2 cm wide).
With flat rim and four projecting lugs; band of incised concentric rings to the rim and shoulder; curving sidewall to a narrow flat base.
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; by descent to the current owner.
FootnotesVessels of this typology were used mainly as mortars for crushing legumes, cereals, fruit, spices, the bare minimum needed for preparing daily food, but also for pharmaceutical products and for painting, for mixing colours and ointments.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0071
Romano-Egyptian Alabaster Bowl
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
-
Egyptian Faience Kneeling Priest Amulet
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Modelled in the round figure of a priest kneeling on a base with hands on his thighs; loop behind the shoulders. 1.16 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Stone Bowl
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Miniature bowl with raised rim and disc base. 28.8 grams, 33 mm
Collection of Julien Bessonneau (1842–1916), France, thence by descent. Jean-Pierre Léveilley, Angers, acquired from the beneficiaries of the above collection in the 1970s–1980s. -
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet Group
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Each a bulbous poppy-head with loop at the apex. 6.59 grams total, 16-18 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
