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LOT 0462
Romano-Egyptian Mosaic Glass Fragments
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1 1/8 in. (18 grams total, 5-30 mm).
Including geometric and other patterns. [19, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gallery Mikazuki prior to 1984.
Propery of a London, UK, gentleman.
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Historic Collection of 859 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts From Egypt
1960s-1980s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering tombs, wall paintings, Tutankhamun, Giza, El Kab, Menkaure, Roash, Merysankh, Medinet Habu, Abusir, Ramesses III Temple, Seti I Chapel etc. 4.34 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988. -
Phoenician Limestone Funerary Mask
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Carved in the half-round with tall nose and chin with false beard dua wer, full lips and wide cheeks, stylised eyes and asymmetrical eyebrows; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.3 kg total, 19.7 cm including stand
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the French art market. -
Egyptian Cartonnage Panel with Pectoral
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
A rectangular cartonnage panel with bands of triangles, teardrops and other motifs in white, red, blue and pale green; winged scarab to the bottom, lower portion of a winged sun disc flanked by uraei to the top; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.06 kg total, 31.4 cm wide including stand
Ex early 20th century collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13096-249409
This piece was probably part of a set of cartonnage trappings placed on the mummy.