13 Apr 2011
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
An Egyptian lapis lazuli sphinx amulet
Middle Kingdom, circa 2050-1786 B.C.
Of a hunched female, pierced horizontally, 13mm high and an Egyptian red jasper stylised sun-in-the-horizon amulet, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. 18mm long (2)
Middle Kingdom, circa 2050-1786 B.C.
Of a hunched female, pierced horizontally, 13mm high and an Egyptian red jasper stylised sun-in-the-horizon amulet, Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. 18mm long (2)
Sold for
£720
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Joel L. Malter Collection (1931-2006), Los Angeles. Acquired by the present owner in the 1970s.
Literature:
For the type cf. Carol Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, the British Museum, 1994, p.78, pl.78b & p.88, pl.90e.
Category: Antiquities
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