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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.
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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)
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Egyptian Wooden Shabti Figure
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, circa 1292-1185 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £444
Typical mummiform figure, carved in the round with folded arms, wearing a tripartite wig; remains of gesso on the surface; mounted on a wooden base. 138 grams total, 21.9 cm including stand
Ex Budo Bleb (1940-2022) collection, Berlin, formed 1960s onwards. -
Egyptian Bronze Harpocrates Statue
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Modelled in the round, shown nude, seated with his left arm by his side and his right forefinger on his chin, wearing a sidelock of youth, nemes headdress surmounted by an elaborate hem-hem crown; mounted on a custom-made stand with dealer's label to underside. 480 grams total, 19.8 cm including stand
Ex Fitzthum collection, Vermont, New England. Acquired New York, USA, 2000. Acquired from Royal Athena Galleries, New York, USA, 20 March 2008. Ex Keane collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the original Royal Athena Galleries invoice no.11164. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13272-252852.
Harpocrates is the Greek equivalent of the Egyptian name Hor-pa-khered, which means ‘Horus the Child’. This name refers to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. Wearing an amulet of Harpocrates was believed to provide the same protection that Isis granted to her beloved son. Larger bronze statuettes were probably votive offerings to Harpocrates, intended to secure his favour and protection. -
Phoenician Faience Melon Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Composed of graduated melon and other beads, the central feature a discoid pendant with a hooked cross symbol; restrung with a modern clasp. 47.4 grams, 42 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1990s. Accompanied by a previous typed catalogue information card.
