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LOT 0501
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Seated Figure
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C. OR LATER
3 1/2 in. (173 grams, 90 mm).
Hollow-formed lid of a jar with anthropomorphic figure crouching with left hand on the knee; right hand hollow to form a socket; head absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePhillips International Auctioneers & Valuers, Tribal & Antiquities Sale, 25th June 1998, no.15 (part).
Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman.
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Egyptian Rock Crystal Piriform Vessel
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Opening Bid: £1,200
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with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13231-249997.
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Phoenician Lapis Lazuli Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
6th-4th century B.C. and laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With lightly incised anatomical detailing to the scarab; the underside with a central cartouche flanked by two rearing crowned uraei, a pair of falcons standing above the cartouche facing a smꜣ hieroglyph symbolising union (of the two lands, Upper and Lower Egypt); set into a later gold swivel ring. 4.34 grams, 26.44 mm overall, 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
with Bonhams, London, UK, 21 October 1999, no.36. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12370-226696. -
Phoenician Faience Melon Bead Necklace
1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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