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 glazed steatite cippus amulet
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-656 B.C.
With Horus-the-Saviour, wearing an atef crown, with a snake on each shoulder holding his ears within its fangs, the back with a winged deity in profile, the wings cast downwards, a feathered plume at each shoulder, the base inscribed with hieroglyphs, 22mm high
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-656 B.C.
With Horus-the-Saviour, wearing an atef crown, with a snake on each shoulder holding his ears within its fangs, the back with a winged deity in profile, the wings cast downwards, a feathered plume at each shoulder, the base inscribed with hieroglyphs, 22mm high
Estimate:
£1,200 - 1,500
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
€1,400 - 1,800
US$ 1,800 - 2,300
Footnotes
- Provenance:
New York private collection, 1970s.
Category: Antiquities
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