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Lot 211*

An Egyptian blue glazed composition offering cup

24 October 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,375 inc. premium

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An Egyptian blue glazed composition offering cup
Late New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, circa 1141-1133 B.C.
Of cylindrical form flaring towards the rim decorated with black stripes, the cup with two columns of hieroglyphs, 'Lord of the Two Lands, with cartouche: Nebmaatre, Mer Amun, (Ramesses VI), beloved of Osiris lord of Rostjan, 2¼in (6cm) high

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Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Inherited from Edward Safani, acquired in the 1950s.

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