Fine Ancient Art and Antiquities - Prince Collection
Sunday, January 26th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. BST
Apollo Art Auctions proudly presents “Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - Prince Collection” a two-day live and e-sale that takes place on the 26th of January.
Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the ‘Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities – The Prince Collection’ sale. Commencing on the 26th of January at 1 p.m. GMT.
The auction showcases a spectacular array of antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 6000 BC to 1600 AD.
The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 – 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform.
The auction boasts items from the Prince collection from lot 1 to lot 261, as well as other incredible provenances such as the collections of Jacques Carre, Naji Asfar, Eric Strobel, Georgia Chrischilles, Louis-Gabriel Bellon, Khawam brothers, Kurt Flimm, Leo Mildenberg, Xavier Guerrand-Hermes, Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund, Elsa Bloch-Diener, Mrs B. Ellison, Sir Roger Moss and the Thalassic Collection.
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Consultants:
Dr. Ivan Bonchev (General Antiquities) Dott. Alessandro Neri (General Antiquities) Carol. R. Andrews (Ancient Egypt) James Brenchley (Classical & Ancient Egypt) Clive Sawyer (Numismatics & General Antiquities) Sami Fortune (Ancient Jewellery) Prof. Dr. Peter Van Der Veen (Ancient Cylinder Seals and Near Eastern) Ralf Kotalla (Glass and Terracotta) Raymond Bove (Stone and Metal) Simone Musso (Ancient Egypt)
Day Two
1. SCARCE EGYPTIAN AMARNA PERIOD QUARTZITE
STATUE OF PHARAOH
Amarna Period, Ca. 18th - 19th Dynasty
Starting Price: £20000
A spectacular and well-preserved base fragment of a huge statue. Displaying a finely pleated kilt and carved legs. The statue depicts a pharaoh kneeling in the act of offering a ritual object to a deity, perhaps the god Atum. The craftsmanship is very detailed. A readable inscription on the rear pillar reads: “Beloved of Atum, ruler of Heliopolis”. This is an exceptionally rare statue of fine quality and great provenance from one of the most intriguing periods of Egyptian history!
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Galerie Gunter Puhze, 2002. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 380mm x 360mm; Weight: 47.5kg
2.
RARE
EGYPTIAN BASALT STATUE OF THE PRIEST PA-KHAR-KOHNSU - LARGE-SIZE
Thebes, early Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 305 - 200 BC
Starting Price: £30000
An exceptional and very well-preserved basalt statue in the name of the priest Pa-khar-Khonsu. It represents the priest in a kneeling position. His hands are resting on his thighs, his torso is bare and he is wearing a loincloth with a belt. His head has a round face and is topped with a straight wig revealing the ears. At the back, the dorsal pillar is engraved with two hieroglyphic columns: “Saite formula” concerning Pa-khar-Khonsu who combined various priestly functions including the prophet of Amun in Ipet-sout, and prophet of Thebes, the Victorious, holder of power. This piece is accompanied by a high-quality modern custom-made stand. A statue bearing the same name is kept at the Oriental Museum in San José (California), Inv. 1583. Bibliography: BV Bothmer, “Egyptian sculpture of the Late Period”, Brooklyn, 1960, pp. 130-131, n°102, pl. 95, fig. 255-256.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Pierre Berge & Associes, 14 Dec. 2009, Lot 42. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 340mm x 190mm; Weight: 13.15kg
3. RARE EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF A PRIEST - PUBLISHED
Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 400 BC
Starting Price: £30000
A granite head of a priest. The partial baldness of the official indicates maturity, with tufts of hair retained above the ears. The hooded eyes and the furrow between the eyebrows are reminiscent of royals from the Ptolemaic period. His features are characteristic of a wise ruler and identify the man as a member of high office. This piece is accompanied by a modern custom-made stand.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 02.4.191; The Harvard Art Museums, Object Number 1993.221; Collector’s Eye - Thalassic Collection.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector’s Eye - Thalassic Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: Published: Fazzini, R, Josephson, J.A., O’Rourke, P. (2005) The Doha Head: A Late Period Egyptian Portrait, in Sonderdruck aus den Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archaeologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo (band 61, 2005), Philipp von Zabern Verlag, Mainz am Rhein. This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 175mm x 140mm; Weight: 3.53kg
4. EGYPTIAN GRANODIORITE HEAD OF THE GOD AMUN WITH THE FEATURES OF KING TUTANKHAMUN
Late 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1336 - 1295 BC
Starting Price: £75000
A remarkably rare black stone (granodiorite) head of god Amun, with a braided beard and a flat cap. His small eyes are separated by a curved depression from the rounded brow ridge; his broad face shows full lips with sharp contours, and, from the side, a slightly drooping chin. The depiction of the god resembles the facial features of King Tutankhamun. The carving is of fine quality, suggesting the religious importance that this piece played in antiquity. The item is accompanied by a high-quality custom-made stand. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 07.228.34; Christie’s, Live Auction 21930, Ancient to Modern Art from the Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Part I, 7 Dec 2023, Lot 8.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sycomore Ancient Art 2002. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 145mm x 140mm; Weight: 4.05kg
EGYPTIAN ALABASTER ROYAL
OF AMENHOTEP III THE MAGNIFICENT
18th Dynasty, Ca. 1360 - 1349 BC
Starting Price: £8000
An Exceptional alabaster royal shabti of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III “The Magnificent”. The Pharaoh is depicted as Osiris and is holding a crook and flail in his crossed hands. The torso is inscribed with six partial columns of Chapter 6 from the Egyptian Book of the Dead. The shabti originates from the tomb of the Pharoh, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, KV22. Discovered in 1799 by Napoleon.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s, London, King Street Antiquities, 25 April 2007m sale 7376, Lot 88. The tomb was discovered in 1799 by Napoleon.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 165mm x 65mm; Weight: 390g
5. RARE
SHABTI
6. EGYPTIAN RED QUARTZITE STELE WITH CARVINGS OF TWO WORSHIPPERS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £10000
An incredible Egyptian limestone rectangular stele carved with elaborate figures. The main scene features two left-facing women, who are most likely worshippers at a temple. These figures wear a long wig, a semi-circular pectoral on the chest and a long robe. In their arms they hold offerings. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Robert R. Bigler, October, 2002. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 280mm x 610mm; Weight: 18kg
7. EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME ALABASTER JAR
Starting
New Kingdom, Ca. 1279 - 1152 BC
An extraordinary conical shaped alabaster vessel with a hemispherical bottom and high vertical walls. The vessel is crafted from cream-coloured alabaster with pale red veining. Its surface features a decoration that consists of a motif first engraved and then painted in green and yellow. This decoration depicts a natural scene from the Nile Valley, showcasing plants such as papyrus and rushes, all encompassed by geometric motifs. The portion just below the rim is adorned with geometric designs in yellow and green. For similar see: Lightbody D.I., Egyptian Alabaster, vessel 3, p. 39 (decoration); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 86.1.10.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector’s Eye - Thalassic Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports :This piece is accompanied by an authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 340mm x 245mm; Weight: 12.4kg
8. RARE EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS MODEL OF BOAT - MUSEUM EXHIBITED
Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC
Starting Price: £8000
An incredibly rare papyrus model of a boat composed of papyrus fibres in the shape of a boat with an enlarged body and raised edges.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Exhibited at Antikenmuseum Basel from July 2003 until 2014. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 570mm x 200mm; Weight: 610g
9. RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF DEPICTING AKHENATEN
New Kingdom, Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC
Starting Price: £5000
A fragment of a tomb relief depicting a nobleman as a chair bearer. The man has a shaved head and wears a sumptuous pleated robe. The chair is decorated with the ‘sema-tawy’, symbol of the union of Upper and Lower Egypt. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 60.197.1.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports :This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 290mm x 235mm; Weight: 6.48kg
10. EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC VESSEL WITH MOULDED ANIMALS AND PLANTS - MUSEUM EXHIBITED
Naqada, Ca. 3600 BC
Starting Price: £8000
An exceptionally rare tubular ceramic vessel with a flat base, rounded walls and a tapered lower section. The everted rim is adorned with two simplified animal forms. The surface has alternating white-painted vertical panels featuring chevron patterns and stylised vegetal motifs. Possibly the best-preserved example ever offered on the market! Exhibited at Antikenmuseum Basel from Sep. 2004 until 2014. For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Accession Number 04.1814; The Louvre Museum, Main number: E 28029. Exhibited at Antikenmuseum Basel from Sep. 2004 until 2014.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. old Swiss private collection acquired in 2004 from Basel by the present owner. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports :This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Size: 260mm x 110mm; Weight: 730g
11. EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI STOPPER OF CANOPIC JAR WITH HUMAN-HEADED IMSETY
New Kingdom, Ca. 1279 - 1152 BC
A lapis lazuli stopper from a canopic jar. It is carved in the form of the human-headed deity Imsety, one of the Four Sons of Horus. Canopic jars were used to store and protect the internal organs of the deceased during mummification. The jar with an Imsety stopper would typically hold the liver. This piece is accompanied by a modern custom-made stand.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Nagel Auktionen Sale 50T, 27 May 2008, Lot 3416. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 150mm x 60mm; Weight: 210g Starting Price:
12. EGYPTIAN BRIGHT BLUE FAIENCE SHABTI OF PSAMTIK, GOD’S FATHER, BORN TO SEBA-REKHYET
Starting Price: £8000
26th Dynasty, probably reign of Amasis, Ca. 570 - 526 BC
A bright blue faience shabti of Psamtik, God’s Father, born to Seba-rekhyet. He is standing on a trapezoidal base and holds the pick, hoe and seed-sack. He has a beard with a curled tip and a striated tripartite wig that falls to the top of the back-pillar. The body has nine lines of inscription. This piece is accompanied by a custom-made stand. Cf. G. James, Shabtis. A Private View, Paris, 2002, no. 90; the author notes the very fine workmanship of ushabtis of Psamtik, as well as their bright blue glaze, which is exceptional for this period. Also see M. Paige-Gasser and A.B. Wiese, Égypte. Moments d’éternité, Geneva, 1997, no. 161A. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Sotheby’s NY, 08 December 2011, Lot 42. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 185mm x 50mm; Weight: 320g
12A. SUPERB ITALIAN ETCHED AND GILT
ARMOUR BY POMPEO DELLA CESA
Ca. AD 1590
Starting Price: £400000
An incredible half-suit of infantry armour, the whole surface of each piece having been lavishly etched and gilt. The central boss on the breastplate depicts an image of the infant Christ in the arms of the Virgin Mary under which is the signature POMP. This signature communicates that this armour was made by the famed Pompeo Della Cesa, one of the leading armourers of the late sixteenth century, arguably the foremost amongst his Italian compatriots, and the master of a large operation based in Milan. His patrons included Philip II of Spain, who also ruled as Duke of Milan; Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma; and Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Savoy. Della Cesa’s exceptional work is today showcased in prestigious collections and museums around the globe, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Wallace Collection, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Further imagery on the breast and back plate includes mythological creatures, musical instruments, war trophies, arabesques, and human figures. The helmet, gorget, pauldrons, rerebraces, counters, vambraces, and tassets have also been etched and gilt. They are decorated with various motifs, including human figures, animals, plants, and religious imagery. To etch and gilt an armour to this magnitude would have been a vastly expensive undertaking, meaning that whoever commissioned this armour must have been a high-ranking member of the social elite. The style of this armour suggests that it was primarily used on foot; indicators include the open-faced helmet, the tassets being a single piece of metal rather than lames, and the lack of ability to attach an arrêt or lance rest. The armour retains its original red velvet lining. For similar see: The Wallace Collection, A60.; The Royal Armouries, WYL.I.980.
Provenance: Prince Collection; acquired from the Gallerie Fischer in September 2009 from the Schulthess family collection; they acquired it from the Fischer Lucerne Gallery on 30 August 1937. Ex. S. J. Whavell collection, an American collector who acquired the piece in around 1925 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum acquired the piece when they purchased en bloc the collection of Charles Maurice Camille de Talleyrand Périgord, Duc de Dino in April 1904. The armour was given the accession number 04.3.257 and it appears in the book “Handbook of Arms and Armor of the Metropolitan Museum” in plate XXIX on p63. The so-called Dino Collection was catalogued by the Baron de Cosson in 1901; this armour appears as A12 on pp.20-21 in “Le cabinet d’armes de Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, duc de Dino”. De Dino built his collection on the European art market during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 1020mm x 640mm; Weight: 14.4kg
13 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FLOWER-SHAPED AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of eight faience flower-shaped amulets including one eight-petalled flower amulet sculpted with a raised central boss, three disc-shaped amulets with a central perforation and radiating petals. Two of these have gold attachments, and four lotus flower buds. For similar see: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Egyptian Collection, INV 3273. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 7-15mm x 7-15mm; Weight: 5g
17 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE STATUETTE OF SEKHMET WITH SOLAR DISC
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
14 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES AND HATHOR AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of 12 faience amulets including six amu- lets depicting the head of Hathor, shown en face with a suspension loop above, and six amulets of Bes playing a tambourine in right profile with slightly bent legs and raised hands. The pieces are glazed in blue and red hues. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Ac- cession number 44.19.152 (Bes); 56.21.505 (Hathor).
Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-15mm x 45511mm; Weight: 3g
15 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES PLAYING TAMBOURINE AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price:
£500
A collection of 16 blue faience amulets. Each amulet depicts Bes, the dwarf god, playing a tambourine. Bes is shown in his right profile, with legs slightly bent and hands raised to hold the tambourine. A suspension loop is situated above his head. For similar see:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.215.195; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 44.19.152. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 12-16mm x 45510mm; Weight: 4g
16 EGYPTIAN GOLD BEAD WITH CARTOUCHE
New Kingdom, Ca. 1279 - 1152 BC
Starting Price: £500
A hollow gold bead, spherical in shape, composed of two joined halves. The surface bears a cartouche, likely attributed to Ramses V. For similar see: The Met- ropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1970.54. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 25mm x 25mm; Weight: 5g
Starting Price: £200
A pale green faience statuette depicting the seated god- dess Sekhmet, with a sun disc on her head. The throne features hieroglyphs on the sides.For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number 51.2329. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 80mm x 40mm; Weight: 20g
18 RARE EGYPTIAN STATUETTE SEAL OF ISIS LACTANS
Ca. 2055 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A stamp seal inscribed with hieroglyphic inscription domed with a statue of Isis Lactans seated frontally with crossed legs and the right hand holding her breast. The facial features are marked and she has a tripartite wig. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 33mm x 23mm; Weight: 16g
19 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FALCON HEAD TERMINALS FROM USEKH COLLAR
Starting Price: £1000
Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1069 BC
A pair of falcon head terminals originating from a Usekh collar. Each terminal has a flat section and is naturalistically modelled, featuring facial details delin- eated with a dark pigment. The small beak is curved downward. Each head is equipped with a suspension loop at the top, along with four additional suspension apertures along the bottom edge. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Safani Gallery, 2008. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 48-50mm x 40-45mm; Weight: 30g
20 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PECTORAL SHAPED AMULET
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A pale green faience amulet in the form of a pecto- ral with stylised beads topped with a baboon/Thoth head; the verso has unadorned surface. For similar see: British Museum Miscellaneous number: Miscellaneous number: 86.310 (Accession Number) (Accession Number); Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, Brit- ish Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Mus- so, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 42mm x 31mm; Weight: 6g
21 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME FAIENCE LOTUS TERMINALS
Starting Price: £200
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, Reign of Akhenaten, Ca. 1351 - 1334 BC
A pair of polychrome faience lotus terminals. Both comprise of a blue, yellow and green glazed petalled lotus flower, pierced with a single hole. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 26.7.967; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.20.655a. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s London, 2 May 2013, Lot 47, Sale 8776.
Size: 25-25mm x 25-28mm; Weight: 15g
22 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
CROCODILE SHAPED PENDANT
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A faience amulet of a crocodile featuring an elongated body with detailed naturalistic characteristics. The am- ulet is pierced in the frontal part, just beneath the long muzzle, allowing for potential suspension. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Mu- seum Press, 1994., British Museum, Museum number EA57889. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Rupert Wace, 03 November 2003.
Size: 40mm x 10mm; Weight: 3g
23 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
COBRA-FALCON SHAPED AMULET
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A mould-formed faience amulet depicting a cobra with its falcon head and tripartite wig. A pierced suspension loop is integral to the tallest loop behind the head, and the entire composition is glazed thereby exhibiting its natural colour and texture. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994; Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 62. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 45mm x 32mm; Weight: 10g
24 EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE FALCON-SHAPED PENDANT
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A small amulet carved from black hardstone depicting the god Horus in the shape of a falcon. The dignified falcon stands tall atop an integral rectangular plinth with delineated legs, holds both wings against the sides of its breast, and features a perforated suspension loop protruding just above the broad tail feathers. A pair of ovoid eyes and a conical beak imbue the pendant with an attractive visage and a characteristic avian presenta- tion. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Si- mone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 19mm x 17mm; Weight: 7g
25 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FLOWER SHAPED BEADS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of eighteen decorative beads with glaz- es ranging from blue to greenish tones. The designs include circular shapes with radiating, stylised floral or star-like patterns. For similar see: Andrews C., Am- ulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 4-13mm x 4-13mm; Weight: 6g
26 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAWERET AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of 18 faience amulets. Each amulet rep- resents Taweret, the goddess of childbirth and fertility. She is depicted in right profile as a pregnant hippopotamus with pendulous breasts and a prominent snout. The amulets have a flat back and a suspension loop above the head. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M11665k; National Mu- seum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession Number F1908.222. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 8-16mm x 45447mm; Weight: 5g
27 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARABS AND BEETLE
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of six scarabs made from greenish and blue faience, each featuring a drilled hole. Some are engraved with hieroglyphics, while others are com- pletely flat. Additionally, there is a scarab carved from stone, showcasing detailed wings on its back. The col- lection also includes a blue faience pendant shaped like a stylised beetle. For similar see: Andrews C., Am- ulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994, fg. 5, pg. 11. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 8-17mm x 45570mm; Weight: 5g
28 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND STONE SCARABS
Ca. 1550 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of four scarabs, the first and four scarabs have an elongated almond shaped body. Beneath the domed insects are hieroglyphic inscriptions. The sec- ond has a domed squared body with hieroglyphic in- scription on top and on the verso; the third has domed top and the goddess Hathor engraved on the verso. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian an- tiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, mem- ber of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 15-19mm x 45604mm; Weight: 6g
29 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE LOTUS-SHAPED AMULETS
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A pair of glazed faience lotus flower amulets, each with a flat form and incised petal details. Both amulets are pierced lengthwise for suspension. One amulet is threaded with a gold rod, featuring looped ends to secure it in place. For similar see: Andrews C., Am- ulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.; British Museum Registration number 1887,0101.718 Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-21mm x 10-13mm; Weight: 2g
30 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARABS
Starting Price: £300
Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period, Ca. 1850 - 1550
A collection of three scarabs made from glazed steatite, each featuring a drilled hole. The first scarab is crafted from green glazed steatite and displays a geometric de- sign with sa-symbols, which represent “protection,” ar- ranged in two rows and flanked by schematic corners, dating to the Late Middle Kingdom (ca. 1850 - 1700 BC). The second scarab, also made of green glazed ste- atite, depicts four baboons climbing a palm tree on its base, attributed to the 18th Dynasty (ca. 1540 - 1300 BC). The third scarab is constructed from green glazed steatite, showcasing pseudo-hieroglyphs and other symbols in three registers, including two uraei with a sa-sign in the upper register, and various “luck icons” in the central and lower registers, likely dating to the Sec- ond Intermediate Period (ca. 1650 - 1550 BC). Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16-21mm x 11-15mm; Weight: 10g
31 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARABS
Starting Price:
£300
Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period, Ca. 1750 - 1550 BC
A pair of scarabs crafted from steatite, each featuring a drilled hole and attributed to Canaanite-Egyptian cul- ture during the Late Middle Kingdom to the Second In- termediate Period. The first scarab displays pseudo-hieroglyphs, including rows of uraei, udjat eyes, nefer signs, and a bee, which are interpreted as luck icons. The second scarab features pseudo-hieroglyphs of the so-called Anra type, with an inner border of scroll design and an outer border resembling a robe. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s
Size: 18-22mm x 12-15mm; Weight: 5g
32 EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE SCARAB
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
33 RARE EARLY EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE DISH
Early Dynastic, Ca. 2900 - 2575 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A serpentine shallow bowl adorned with concen- tric circles in the centre with straight flaring sides, a recessed tondo and an inverted rim. Reviewed by Si- mone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Jan Roelofs Antiquairs collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 280mm x 45mm; Weight: 865g
34 EGYPTIAN STONE PALETTE WITH ANIMALS
Starting Price: £2000
Predynastic Period, Ca. 3800 - 3100 BC
A black hard stone palette featuring an elongated, pointed body with a shallow, very smooth central bowl. The rim is decorated with a pattern of alternating longitudinal and transverse incised strokes. At the top of the vessel there are two realistically detailed heads of either a goat or an ibex. These heads are complete with curved horns and have been intricately carved in the round. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 80mm x 40mm; Weight: 35g
35 EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA BOWL AND BREAD
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £500
A terracotta shallow bowl with a flat base and short curved walls with a round-shaped bread stamped with a square. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 160mm x 60mm; Weight: 785g
Starting Price: £200
A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from green/black stone presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The top- side of the insectile amulet features a folded wing car- apace, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus, while the under- side displays a polished surface. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 18mm x 16mm; Weight: 8g
36 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE POMEGRANATE AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of 20 faience amulets shaped like pome- granates with a rounded body, detailed surface, and flat back. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.21.683. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10-13mm x 45-47mm; Weight: 3g
37 GROUP OF EGYPTIAN STONE SCARABS
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £400
A collection of five scarabs crafted from various materials, each displaying an ovoid form complemented by naturalistic features. Two of the scarabs feature hi- eroglyphic inscriptions beneath their domed surfaces. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body of each scarab, allowing for easy mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. Reviewed by Simone Mus- so, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 11-19mm x 7-14mm; Weight: 9g
38 A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TILES
Starting Price: £200
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, Ca. 2686 - 2613 BC
A pair of two rectangular tiles from a wall decoration, made of siliceous earth with a turquoise glaze. The surfaces remain in beautiful preservation. Identical tiles have been discovered in the funerary complex of Djoser at Saqqara. For similar see: Davidovits J., Why Djoser’s blue Egyptian faience tiles are not blue? Man- ufacturing Djoser’s faience tiles at temperatures as low as 250°C?
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Pierre Berge & Associes, 05 June 2009, Lot 3.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 55-55mm x 25-25mm; Weight: 30g
39 EGYPTIAN BROWN FAIENCE RAM-SHAPED PENDANT
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A brown faience amulet in the form of a mummified ram in a recumbent pose on an integral rectangular plinth. The animal lays with extended legs in front of a stylised ram head replete with almond eyes, relaxed ears, a rounded snout with nostrils, and a pair of large, curving horns resting on top. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Flor- ence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expe- dition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 29mm x 17mm; Weight: 5g
40 GROUP OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE AND CARNELIAN SCARABS
Starting Price: £500
Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC
A collection of five scarabs made from carnelian and steatite, each exhibiting an ovoid form with naturalis- tic features. Beneath the domed surfaces, the scarabs are inscribed with hieroglyphics and characteristic symbols of the Middle Kingdom, such as spirals. A sus- pension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body of each scarab, allowing for convenient mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. Reviewed by Simone Mus- so, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 45-63mm x 45-54mm; Weight: 4g
41
GROUP OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS DEPICTING AMUN
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of faience amulets in the shape of a ram, representing the god Amun. The first amulet features a ram’s head, characterised by curved horns and a round crown. The second amulet depicts a recumbent ram with a raised head and includes a suspension loop for attachment. The third amulet showcases a standing ram with a raised head. All pieces are crafted in blue-green faience. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16-32mm x 17-19mm; Weight: 11g
42 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN SCARABS
18th Dynasty, Ca. 1450 - 1300 BC
Starting Price: £500
A pair of scarabs crafted from faience, each featuring a drilled hole. The first is made of dark green faience, inscribed with the prenomen of Thutmose III and symbols representing “the good god” on its base, dating to the 18th Dynasty (ca. 1450 - 1300 BC). The second scarab is made of light blue faience, inscribed with the hiero- glyphs “Ankhes-en-Amun,” likely a defective rendering of Tutankhamun’s queen Ankhesenamun, and dates to the Later 18th Dynasty (ca. 1350 - 1300 BC). Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 18-19mm x 12-14mm; Weight: 12g
43 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE CORNFLOWER AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of 14 cornflower-shaped pendants. Bichrome faience pendants in shades ranging from tur- quoise blue to light green. Each features a rounded bud with blue petals forming a crown. All pieces include suspension loops and originate from a wesekh collar.
For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number 51.2546.1-19; The Metropolitan Museum, Object Number: 11.215.268. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 5-26mm x 5-22mm; Weight: 10g
44 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE LOTUS FLOWER AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of 10 blue faience amulets. Each is in the shape of a blooming lotus flower, displaying various shades of blue. The pendants are roughly symmetrical, with a scalloped, petal-like design tapering downward. They exhibit intricate details, a flat underside, and a suspension loop at the top. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.20.627.25.
Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 12-18mm x 45-60mm; Weight: 3g
45 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of twelve faience amulets. Each represents Bes, the dwarf deity, depicted with prominent features, and squat proportions. Most pieces are suitable for suspension, with loops present. The colour range includes classic blue glaze, turquoise, greyish hues, and one red example. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.215.174; 11.215.175. Re- viewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyp- tian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 9-17mm x 45-51mm; Weight: 4g
46 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN AMETHYST SCARABS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A pair of scarabs in amethyst of ovoid form with nat- uralistic features. The first is polished and the second has engraved a fighting pharaoh with a blue crown in front of a kneeled prisoner. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 19-19mm x 14-16mm; Weight: 8g
47 EXCEPTIONAL EGYPTIAN FAIENCE LION PENDANT
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
An exceptional mould-formed faience lion amulet shown in a recumbent pose. The resting feline is depict- ed with front paws laid out before him and hind legs bent to each side of his muscular body as his sinuous tail loops up onto his right leg. He gazes forward from sunken eyes above a round snout and a slightly open mouth, all enveloped in a thick green glaze. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Mu- seum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 30mm x 16mm; Weight: 6g
48 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SOBEK PENDANT
Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 332 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £300
A cream faience amulet in the form of a crocodile turned upon itself, resting on a plinth, with a protrud- ing loop on the top of the back. For similar see: An- drews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 24mm x 16mm; Weight: 7g
49 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of 19 faience amulets, predominantly in the form of pomegranates. Each fruit amulet is rounded with a flared calyx, a flat underside, and a suspension loop at the top. Included in the collection are examples of the Isis knot, designed as a looped form with extend- ed arms resembling a stylised ankh. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 9-18mm x 45-50mm; Weight: 4g
50
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
FLOWER-SHAPED BEADS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of 19 faience beads in various shapes and colours. The assortment includes annular beads, flower-shaped forms, buds, domes, and conical shapes. The glazes exhibit a range of hues, creating a vibrant and varied display. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian an- tiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, mem- ber of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 45632mm x 45-63mm; Weight: 7g
51 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
NEFER AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of 11 faience amulets, each representing the hieroglyph “nefer,” a symbol of beauty and good fortune. The amulets are crafted in shades of blue, each featuring a stem with a transverse bar at the top and a rounded lower body. Each piece has suspension loops at both the top and bottom and a flat backside. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA71390; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.20.627.15. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stib- bert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 11-20mm x 4.5-7mm; Weight: 3g
52
EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE AMULET PLAQUE IN THE SHAPE OF A BABOON
18th Dynasty, Ca. 1500 - 1300 BC
Starting Price: £200
An amuletic plaque crafted from blue faience, shaped like a baboon, with an inscription referencing Amun- Re as the “Lord of Thebes” on its base. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 19mm x 13mm; Weight: 3g
53 EGYPTIAN STEATITE PLAQUE
Ramesside Period, Ca. 1300 - 1100 BC
Starting Price: £200
A rectangular-shaped plaque made of steatite and with a drilled hole. One side displays a cartouche with feathers containing the prenomen of Thutmose III (“Menkheperre”). The opposite side features concentric circles and a kheper-beetle, symbolising regeneration.
Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 33mm x 25mm; Weight: 15g
54 EGYPTIAN STEATITE PLAQUE
Ramesside Period, Ca. 1300 - 1100 BC
Starting Price: £200
A rectangular-shaped plaque made of steatite and with a drilled hole. One side presents a cartouche with feathers containing the prenomen of Thutmose III (“Menkheperre”). The opposite side displays four concentric circles with a rosette positioned between them. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 29mm x 21mm; Weight: 10g
55 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE AMULETS
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of three stone amulets. The first is a polished green stone scaraboid amulet with a smooth sur- face and an engraved underside, pierced lengthwise for attachment. The second is a black stone heart vessel, characterised by protruding diagonal lugs and a cap, also featuring a suspension loop at the top for display. The third amulet is a brown stone headrest, with a crescent-shaped rest atop a short stem and a flat rectangular base. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian an- tiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, mem- ber of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 15-18mm x 11-16mm; Weight: 7g
56 GROUP OF EGYPTIAN STONE AMULETS
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of three amulets crafted from stone. The first amulet is carved cicada, displaying the anatomical structures. The second is an amethyst figurine of kneeling Harpocrates. The third is an agate lion-shaped amulet depicting recumbent. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.; British Museum ,Museum number EA11641 Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-34mm x 9-21mm; Weight: 14g
57
PAIR OF EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE PENDANTS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price:
£200
A pair of black stone amulets/pendants. The first is a representation of a seated monkey with a long and curved tail with the function of a suspension hoop. The second is a standing falcon with folded wings. For sim- ilar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994., British Museum, Museum number EA20660 Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 15-19mm x 10-14mm; Weight: 6g
58 GROUP OF EGYPTIAN PENDANTS AND DECORATIONS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A group of three objects comprising a wall decoration with moulded lemon or fruit, a polychrome pendant with a globular body pierced horizontally, and a stamped pendant depicting Hercules with his club. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16-28mm x 16-27mm; Weight: 10g
59 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE FROG AMULETS
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £400
A collection of six frog-shaped amulets crafted from stone and faience. Each amulet is intricately carved, displaying detailed anatomical structures such as the limbs and body contours. Some of the frogs feature integral seals on the underside. For similar see: An- drews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 7-17mm x 7-13mm; Weight: 6g
60 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE SCARABS
Ca. 2055 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of four scarabs in glazed steatite and lapis lazuli of ovoid form with naturalistic features. Beneath the domed insects are hieroglyphic inscriptions and the typical symbols of the Middle Kingdom. A suspen- sion hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. The scarab in lapis lazuli has a stylised shell typical of the Late Peri- od. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 12-17mm x 45-63mm; Weight: 6g.
61 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARABS
Starting Price:
£200
Late Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom or later, Ca. 1850 - 800 BC
A collection of three scarabs crafted from steatite and glazed steatite, each featuring a drilled hole. The first scarab, made of green glazed steatite, displays a scroll and geometric design on its base, dating to the 18th Dynasty (ca. 1475 - 1300 BC). The second scarab, made of steatite, depicts a jackal (Anubis) alongside a Horus falcon, inscribed with the motto “Sacred land of light” (indicating the realm of the dead), and dates to the New Kingdom or later (ca. 1400 - 1200 or 1000 - 800 BC). The third scarab is also crafted from green glazed steatite and features a scroll pattern on its base, dating to the Late Middle Kingdom (ca. 1850 - 1700 BC). Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014;Ex. Bonhams 13 Oct, 2006, lot 55. Size: 14-17mm x 45-63mm; Weight: 6g
62 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
ROSETTE INLAYS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1279 - 1152 BC
Starting Price: £500
A pair of glazed composition rosette inlays, one with an eight-petalled white flower set against a brown background featuring a yellow central boss. The other in the form of a flat disc with a central rosette displaying eight cream-coloured petals. These are set against a diamond-shaped beige background. For similar see:
The Museo Egizio, Turin, Cat. 6824. Reviewed by Si- mone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Arteas Limited (Laura Bosc de Ganay).
Size: 35-55mm x 35-55mm; Weight: 35g
63 EGYPTIAN WHITE GLAZED COMPOSITION ROSETTE INLAY
Starting Price:
£200
Ramesside Period, 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1186 - 1070 BC
An off-white glazed composition rosette, with ten blue inlaid petals and a raised central boss. For similar see: The Museo Egizio, Turin, Cat. 6824. Reviewed by Si- mone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams, 1 May 2008, Lot 438.
Size: 35mm x 35mm; Weight: 10g
64 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of faience and stone amulets comprising an openwork blue faience pendant in a pyramid shape; the second is a pyramidal-shaped steatite seal engraved with hieroglyphic inscription around the walls of the seal; the third is a faience stamp seal with geometric symbols on the bottom, it is pierced horizontally with protruding loop. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 8-16mm x 6-15mm; Weight: 5g
65 PAIR OF GREEN FAIENCE AMULETS
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A pair of green faience scarabs with an animal-shaped dome. The first is a quadruped. On the verso of the first is engraved a quadruped; on the second two cartouch- es. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-20mm x 45-60mm; Weight: 8g
66 EGYPTIAN STEATITE
FROG SEAL AMULET
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A steatite frog amulet depicted seated atop a circular flat base. The frog’s body is extended forward, with its bulging eyes and defined anatomical features such as legs and a smooth contour. The amulet is perforated through the base for attachment, and the underside is engraved with an image of a scorpion. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s, 25-04-07, 7376 lot 38. 100.
Size: 17mm x 15mm; Weight: 3g
67 EGYPTIAN RED JASPER PENDANTS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of for carved from red jasper amulets, pre- dominantly in the form of animals. There are two quadrupeds probably cows and a recumbent lion pierced horizontally. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian an- tiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, mem- ber of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 9-20mm x 45-63mm; Weight: 7g
68
EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN FROG-SHAPED AMULET
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A carnelian frog-shaped amulet that sits in a for- ward-leaning position. The body is slightly extended, and the facial details are faintly outlined, providing a hint of expression. The amulet is perforated through, allowing for attachment or suspension. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Bonhams, 26 Oct. 2007 lot 24.
Size: 26mm x 15mm; Weight: 5g
69 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SCARABS AND AMULETS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of six scarabs and amulets, the four scarabs of ovoid form with naturalistic features. Beneath the domed insects are hieroglyphic inscriptions. A sus- pension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. The first amulet is probably a cat with raised ears; the second is a frog with a raised head. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 7-18mm x 4-13mm; Weight: 5g.
70 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE AMULETS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of four stone amulets including a bird- shaped black stone amulet with a flat base and a small head. A carnelian cobra amulet in the form of a uraeus, with a bloated neck and a coiled body winding twice.
A speckled stone miniature headrest (weres) with a crescent-shaped support and flat base. A scarab amulet with a ribbed body and finely detailed features. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M14280b. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10-22mm x 12-18mm; Weight: 10g
71 GROUP OF EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN FAIENCE AMULETS
Ca. 1069 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of three amulets crafted from pale green faience depicting deities; the first is Khnum, the second is the djed pillar and the third is probably a fish. Each amulet is intricately carved, displaying detailed ana- tomical structures such as the limbs and body contours. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-30mm x 45631mm; Weight: 10g
72 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ANUBIS AMULET
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A mould-formed faience jackal amulet shown in a re- cumbent pose. The resting feline is displayed with front paws laid out before him and hind legs bent to each side of his muscular body as his sinuous tail loops up onto his right leg. He gazes forward from sunken eyes above a round snout and a slight mouth, all enveloped in a thick green glaze. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s
Size: 40mm x 24mm; Weight: 9g
73 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN INLAID FAIENCE TILES
Starting Price: £1000
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Ca. 1293 - 1070 BC
A group of fragments of inlaid faience tiles depicting geometric motifs with differents colours and shapes, most likely from Qantir, New Kingdom. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. James Ede, 2012; with Khawam brothers, Cairo, 1950s, thence European private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 55-95mm x 35-70mm; Weight: 270g
74 LARGE COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GLASS AND STONE MINIATURE AMULETS
Starting Price: £500
Late Period - Roman Period, Ca. 700 BC - AD 100
A large collection of glass and stone amulets. This in- cludes a dark stone plummet and right angle, a steatite fish-tailed pesech-kef-blade, a stone seated baboon, two green stone hearts, two stone wedjat-eyes, two haematite head-rests, a red glass frieze of uraei, oxi- dised black glass double fingers and a polychrome glass sandal. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s London, 2 May 2013, Lot 50, Sale 8776.
Size: 10-65mm x 5-24mm; Weight: 45g
75 LARGE COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN RED GRANITE FLY AMULETS
Starting Price: £2000
Early New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1250 BC
A collection of 14 fly-shaped amulets carved from red granite. Each amulet has a detailed wing case, a perfo- rated head for suspension, and a flat back. For similar see: Petrie W.M.F., Amulets: Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, Plate II. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s London, 2 May 2013, Lot 37, Sale 8776. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 13-15mm x 45-57mm; Weight: 10g
76 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of five amulets including an almond-shaped amulet in red glaze; a yellow-glazed zo- omorphic amulet; two amulets shaped like ears of grain with finely detailed textures; and a small blue amulet. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA63463. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10-23mm x 45-63mm; Weight: 4g
77 COLLECTION OF STEATITE SCARAB
Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC
Starting Price:
£300
A collection of scarabs made of steatite, each with a drilled hole. The first scarab in gold frame dates to the Second Intermediate Period (Ca. 1650 - 1550 BC) and features pseudo-hieroglyphs. The second scarab is from the Late Middle Kingdom (ca. 2055 - 1790 BC) and displays a central symbol; the third scarab dates to the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1650 - 1550 BC) and features pseudo-hieroglyphs Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 7-15mm x 6-9mm; Weight: 2g
81 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE LOTUS FLOWER AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of 32 faience amulets. Each amulet is shaped as a blooming lotus flower, with a scalloped, petal-like form tapering downward. The pieces exhibit various shades of blue and yellow glaze, with intricate details, a flat underside, and a suspension loop at the top. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.20.627.25. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 8-19mm x 7-14mm; Weight: 7g
78 RARE EGYPTIAN GLAZED STEATITE SCARAB
New Kingdom, Ca. 1400 - 1200 BC
Starting Price: £500
A scarab made of glazed steatite, featuring a drilled hole. It depicts an enthroned pharaoh with a cartouche inscribed with “Men-kheper-Re,” the prenomen of Thutmose III, on its base. The scarab is crafted with applied red and blue paste and gold string, highlighting its intricate details. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 18mm x 12mm; Weight: 3g
79 EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE SCARAB
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price:
£300
A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from black stone, presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. The underside displays a polished surface. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 21mm x 15mm; Weight: 10g
80 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
FLOWER-SHAPED BEADS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of 43 decorative beads exhibiting a va- riety of colours, including red, orange, beige, light turquoise, and greenish-blue. Designs include circular patterns with radiating floral or star-like motifs. The beads are strung on a modern thread. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 115mm x 5-15mm; Weight: 9g
82 COLLECTION OF STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of four scarabs, three with ovoid body, carved from steatite and green stone and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicir- cular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside displays symbolic scenes. The first scarab has an elongated body, pierced lengthwise; unadorned. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10-16mm x 45-57mm; Weight: 4g
83 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SEALS AND PENDANTS
Starting Price: £300
New Kingdom to Late Period, Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
A collection of amulets, including four scarabs. Two scarabs have elongated bodies, one is flat, and the other is rounded; each with intricate carved details on the underside. Accompanying these is a square-shaped seal with two rows of miniature scarabs engraved, each row featuring four scarabs in alignment; the un- derside bears an inscription referencing Amenhotep I. Also included is a circular seal with a cross pattern of floral petals, set within a silver swivel ring frame. The collection is completed by a blue and white glass cir- cular pendant, with a loop for suspension. For similar see: The Art Institute of Chicago, Reference Number 1894.1356.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10-25mm x 6-21mm; Weight: 7g
84 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN AMULETS AND PENDANTS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of three faience and stone amulets. The first is a faience amulet depicting a sun crown with a flat, rounded shape. The second is a standing figure of Horus with the falcon head and human body, adorned with a double crown atop his head. This amulet is set on a flat base with a supporting pillar behind, and pierced through the back. The third is a lapis lazuli deity figure in a striding pose, possibly Haroeris, with one leg extended forward, backed by a vertical pillar perforated through the centre. For similar see: The Mu- seum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number 51.488. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 20-31mm x 9-20mm; Weight: 6g
85
EGYPTIAN QUARTZ SCARAB IN GOLD FRAME
Starting Price: £300
Middle Kingdom, ca. 2055 - 1790 BC
A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from quartz and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside displays a polished surface. The scarab is secured in a later gold frame with a suspen- sion hoop connected to a gold ring. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 22.1.272.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 23mm x 15mm; Weight: 7g
86 EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE SCARAB
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from black stone and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus, while the underside displays a polished surface. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10mm x 6mm; Weight: 2g
87 EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE RELIEF WITH ORIGINAL PIGMENTS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £100
A fragment of a painted relief on sandstone. It features an engraved surface with a hieroglyphic inscription, likely representing the sign Neb or a sceptre. The deco- rative relief displays a vivid original red pigment across the entire surface. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 100mm x 70mm; Weight: 320g
88 EGYPTIAN AMARNA PERIOD PAINTED POTTERY
Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC
Starting Price: £200
A neck of a wine jar. The neck is painted to a high standard with rings of colourful blue, red, and black pigment displaying petal and lotus decoration. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number: 16.140. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 130mm x 90mm; Weight: 155g
89 PREDYNASTIC EGYPTIAN STONE ANIMAL-SHAPED VESSEL
Nagada IIc Period, Ca. 3500 BC
Starting Price: £200
A stone vessel with a flat base and high vertical walls. It is supported by four short legs and features an ani- mal protome on the front. The animal has an elongated neck and circular engraved eyes with distinct pupils. The vessel has four holes at the top, allowing it to be suspended with a wire or rope.For similar see: The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, JE 66628. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. BC Galleries.
Size: 115mm x 65mm; Weight: 285g
90 EGYPTIAN STONE NU VESSEL
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A stone vessel with a globular body that was most like- ly used as a NU offering vessel. It has a short verti- cal neck and an upper opening. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Eric Strobel private collection.
Size: 45mm x 35mm; Weight: 65g
91
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of 20 decorative beads exhibiting a range of colours, including red, orange, beige, light tur- quoise, and bluish-green. Designs vary from circular shapes with radiating, stylised floral or star-like patterns to circular beads with a simple ring body. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Mu- seum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 3-14mm x 3-14mm; Weight: 5g
92 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAWERET AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of nine faience amulets. Each amulet rep- resents Taweret, the goddess of childbirth and fertility. She is depicted in right profile as a pregnant hippopotamus with pendulous breasts and a prominent snout. The amulets have a flat back and a suspension loop above the head. The glaze colours range from classic blue to red and black. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M11665k; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession Number F1908.222. Reviewed by Simone Mus- so, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-23mm x 45-57mm; Weight: 3g
93 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARABOID SEALS
Starting Price: £300
First Intermediate Period to New Kingdom, Ca. 2181-1290 BC
A collection of faience scaraboid seals. From left to right: 1) pale green faience seal, on the base a Pharaoh standing before a god with pshent-crown, New King- dom; 2) pale green fragmentary seal, on the base the name of the king Menkara, First Intermediate Period, VII Dynasty; 3) turquoise faience rectangular seal, on the base, are decorative signs, Second Intermediate Pe- riod; 4) brown faience rectangular plaque with six scar- abs on the back; on the base a royal cartouche Nefer- Re ( Nefer-ka-Re?), over an ankh sign flanked by two Red Crowns and two sacred eyes. Two birds flanked the cartouche. Xth Dynasty (?); 5) Blue faience scaraboid with on the back a cynocephalus in high relief. On the base the mame of the Amun-re and the prenomen of the king Thutmosis III, Men-khep-Re. This mame is also a cryptographic form for “Amun-re”. New Kingdom. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams.
Size: 15-40mm x 10-25mm; Weight: 35g
94 EXCEPTIONAL EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FROG AMULET
Ca. 1069 - 664 BC
Starting Price: £500
An exceptional faience frog-shaped amulet crafted in a naturalistic manner, featuring a surface adorned with black glazed dots that represent the frog’s skin texture. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994, fig. 28. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 35mm x 24mm; Weight: 9g
95 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HORUS FALCON SHAPED PENDANT
Ca. 1069 - 664 BC
Starting Price:
£200
An intricate, mould-made, pale blue-green faience amulet in the form of Horus, depicted here with his falcon body and human head. The pendant is pierced with a protruding loop on the back side of the neck. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994, fig. 25., British Museum, Museum number EA20660 For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994, fig. 25., British Museum, Museum number EA20660. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 34mm x 22mm; Weight: 6g
96 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND STONE SCARABS
Ca. 2055 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of five scarabs in glazed steatite stone, faience and amethyst of ovoid form with naturalistic features. Beneath the domed insects are hieroglyph- ic inscriptions and the typical symbols of the Middle Kingdom. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams 13 Oct, 2006.
Size: 7-14mm x 6-10mm; Weight: 6g
97 EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE SCARAB WITH BES
Starting Price: £200
Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1100 - 664 BC
A scarab made of green faience, featuring a drilled hole. It depicts the god Bes, known as the protector of pregnant women, on its base. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 32mm x 20mm; Weight: 10g
98 A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE VESSELS
Starting Price: £200
Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, Ca. 2686 - 2613 BC
A pair of shallow stone bowls. The first is made of black stone with white veins and has a flat base and almost vertical high walls. The second is made of white stone with black points and has a flat base and short walls. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired in 2008 from a UK private collection formed in the 1970s to 1990s.
Size: 45-58mm x 15-30mm; Weight: 130g
99 EGYPTIAN AMARNA PERIOD PAINTED POTTERY
Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC
Starting Price: £200
A group of four pottery fragments, each decorated with bands of stylised floral, foliate, and linear motifs. They are rendered in blue, red, and black pigment on a cream background. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 95-265mm x 80-130mm; Weight: 1.38kg
100 EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS
INLAID
Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 332 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A blue inlaid glass tile with a square body and adorned with three vertical moulded decorations. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 25mm x 25mm; Weight: 20g
101 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND STONE AMULETS
Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of amulets comprising a blue faience ba- boon in profile; the second is a papyrus column with capital; the third is a lapis lazuli heart-shaped amulet. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16-32mm x 5-13mm; Weight: 5g
102 GROUP OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A pair of faience amulets. The first is a kneeled baboon in blue faience pierced on the back of the neck; the second is the head of a cat in dark green faience prob- ably Bastet with a raised head and suspension loop on the back side of the neck. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stib- bert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10-20mm x 45573mm; Weight: 24g
105 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SCARABS
Ca. 2055 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of four scarabs with ovoid body, carved from steatite and green stone and presenting pleasing- ly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside shows hieroglyphic inscriptions and symbolic scenes.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 8-16mm x 5-12mm; Weight: 5g
106 A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARABS
Starting Price: £300
Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period, Ca. 1750 - 1550 BC
A pair of scarabs made of steatite, each with a drilled hole. The first scarab dates to the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1650–1550 BC) and features pseudo-hiero- glyphs of the Anra type, combining uraei and crowns of Lower Egypt on its base. The second scarab is from the Late Middle Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1750–1550 BC) and also displays pseudo-hi- eroglyphs of the Anra type, arranged within three col- umns on its base. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Gorny & Mosch, 11 Jul. 2006, 283.
Size: 20-22mm x 13-15mm; Weight: 7g
103 EGYPTIAN SILVER RING WITH BLUE FAIENCE SCARAB
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A scarab with an ovoid body, crafted in blue faience and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The top- side of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside displays a hieroglyphic inscription.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: D:12mm / US: 44928 / UK: A; Weight: 2g
107 EGYPTIAN BANDED AGATE RAM-SHAPED PENDANT
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £100
A wonderfully banded agate amulet in the form of a fish. The fish depicted is a Nile carp. The amulet has carved disc eyes, incised lines behind them forming outlines, on top and on the back defined fins. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 30mm x 16mm; Weight: 7g
104 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS
Ca. 2055 - 664 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of five amulets consisting of a rectangular-shaped flat plaque with the Eye of Horus on the front and two cartouches engraved on the reverse; a large annular bead of pale blue faience, perforated centrally for suspension; a cream stone amulet depicting a slender-bodied animal with a small head and re- cessed eyes; an amulet showing a kneeling figure atop a flat base; and a stone scarab with an ovoid body and a flat underside engraved. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 15-20mm x 10-22mm; Weight: 15g
108 EGYPTIAN AMETHYST HEART SCARAB
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from amethyst and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside displays a polished surface. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 29mm x 20mm; Weight: 14g
109 EGYPTIAN BLUE AND BLACK FAIENCE FALCON-SHAPED AMULET
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A blue and black faience amulet in the shape of a fal- con with its wings folded behind its back. This figurine represents the god Horus in his animal form, adorned with a two-feathered crown on his head. The intricate black details are characteristic of the final period of the New Kingdom. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 105mm x 70mm; Weight: 115g
110 EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN FROG AMULET
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A small frog figurine carved from carnelian. The charming amphibian sits up on its front legs and has retracted hind legs, a bulbous body, and a tapered head topped with a pair of recessed ovoid eyes. Pierced lengthwise.
For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Flor- ence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expe- dition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 18mm x 15mm; Weight: 4g
111 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES PLAYING TAMBOURINE AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of 28 blue faience amulets. Each amulet depicts Bes, the dwarf god, playing a tambourine. Bes is shown in his right profile, with legs slightly bent and hands raised to hold the tambourine. A suspension loop is situated above his head. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.215.195; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 44.19.152. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-18mm x 45540mm; Weight: 7g
112 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE POMEGRANATE AND HATHOR HEAD AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of 25 faience amulets. Including seven amulets in the form of Hathor’s head, depicted en face with a suspension loop above, and eighteen amulets shaped as pomegranates with a rounded body, detailed surface, and flat back. All pieces are glazed in blue faience. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.21.505 (Hathor); 56.21.683 (Pomegranate). Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 11-13mm x 5-7mm; Weight: 6g.
113 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of five faience amulets, predominantly in the form of animals; the first three in turquoise with yellow dots to adorne the surface; a blue head of ramAmon and a eagle with outstretched wings. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Mu- seum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 6-16mm x 4-15mm; Weight: 3g
114 IMPORTANT EGYPTIAN STONE SCARAB OF THUTMOSIS III WITH GOLD LOOPS
XVIIIth Dynasty
Starting Price: £300
An important green stone scarab with an elongated body with a polished dome and engraved verso with cartouche for Thutmosis III Menkheperre. From the Cartouche, two hands emerged, one grabbing a Nu- bian by the hair and the other one a Syrian captive. The scarab is set in its original gold thread with two large gold loops on the sides and was once worn as a pendant.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 26mm x 9mm; Weight: 2g
115 EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI TABLET IN SILVER FRAME
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A lapis lazuli tablet inscribed with a vertical line of hieroglyphs framed in a silver square bezel with two seed-shaped decorations on top and on the bottom.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 35mm x 22mm; Weight: 29g
116 EGYPTIAN BLACK STONE SCARAB-FLY AMULET
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
An amulet carved in black stone in the form of a fly/ scarab with detailed wings on top. The verso has a pol- ished surface. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 22mm x 16mm; Weight: 9g
117 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
ROSETTE INLAYS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1279 - 1152 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of three faience rosette inlays, each with eight petals surrounding the central boss.For similar see: The Museo Egizio, Turin, Cat. 6824; The Princeton University Art Museum, Object Number: y387 c.For similar see: The Museo Egizio, Turin, Cat. 6824; The Princeton University Art Museum, Object Number: y387 c. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams Sale 15940, 1 May 2008, Lot 69.
Size: 35-45mm x 35-45mm; Weight: 70g
118 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
INLAY ROSETTE
New Kingdom, Ca. 1279 - 1152 BC
Starting Price: £100
A glazed composition rosette inlay with an eight-pet- alled white flower. The design is set against a brown background and features a yellow central boss. For similar see: The Princeton University Art Museum, Object Number: y387 c. For similar see: The Prince- ton University Art Museum, Object Number: y387 c. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 22mm x 22mm; Weight: 3g.
119
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE INLAY
Starting Price: £300
Ramesside, 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1190 - 1070 BC
A glazed composition rosette inlay with an eight-pet- alled white flower. The design is set against a brown background and features a white central boss.For sim- ilar see: The Museo Egizio, Turin, Cat. 6824.For similar see: The Museo Egizio, Turin, Cat. 6824. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams, 1 May 2008, Lot 69
Size: 55mm x 55mm; Weight: 25g
120 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND GREEN STONE DOUBLE SCARAB AND SEAL
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A double scarab with an elongated body in green faience; on the verso engraved with hieroglyphic in- scription; the second is a plaquette seal with a pharaoh cartouche and engraved inscriptions on the verso.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 11-16mm x 9-10mm; Weight: 3g
121 EGYPTIAN RED AND CREAM STONE HEART AMULET
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A porphyry stone heart vessel amulet. The heart is stylised, resembling a pot complete with lug handles at the shoulders. A suspension loop is situated at the top, fa- cilitating display. The amulet’s surface displays the rich, mottled patterns characteristic of porphyry. For similar see: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, inv. 2003.217. For similar see: The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, inv. 2003.217. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Bonhams, 29 April 2004, Lot 36. 1200.
Size: 50mm x 38mm; Weight: 48g
122 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AND STONE BEADS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of stone and faience beads consisting predominantly of flat circular discs, each perforated through the middle for threading. The collection also includes annular and nearly spherical stone beads in vibrant red and blue hues, all threaded on a modern string. Other shapes include a yellow fruit-shaped bead, a raised rosette stamp, and a tricoloured discshaped ornament with an integrated suspension loop for hanging. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 7-40mm x 7-14mm; Weight: 12g.
123 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN AMULETS AND PENDANTS
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of three faience and stone amulets. The first is a carnelian headrest amulet. The second is a bronze round pendant with a loop on top. The third is a stone heart amulet with globular body. The fourth and the fifth are carnelian amulets perforated through the centre. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: An- drews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16-25mm x 8-20mm; Weight: 9g
124 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN PALE GREEN FAIENCE BEADS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of annular beads made of pale green faience. The beads vary in size, each with a circular shape and a central perforation. They are strung on a modern wire. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 45-170mm x 10-35mm; Weight: 240g
125 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES
VASE PENDANTS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price:
£300
A collection of six faience pendants. Each is shaped as a Bes vase with a flat backside. The pendants are glazed in various shades of blue and yellow and include suspension holes at either end. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M12592, Brit- ish Museum, Museum number EA11852.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 14-35mm x 4-8mm; Weight: 3g
126 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A pair of moulded faience scarabs, the first in red presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. While the underside displays a stylised cross. The sec- ond in pale green faience shows the top in frog shape and the bottom with hieroglyphic symbols.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 8-9mm x 6-7mm; Weight: 0.5g
127 EGYPTIAN STONE SCARAB
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from carnelian, presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. The underside displays a stylised shell. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 28mm x 19mm; Weight: 12g.
128 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SQUARE PENDANT DEPICTING A CROW
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A blue faience pendant with a square shape depicting a profile of a standing crow with an elongated body, two thin paws with claws and a long beak. The feathers are detailed. Suspension loop on the top.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 24mm x 19mm; Weight: 2g
129 EGYPTIAN CARVED BONE FIGURE OF A LADY
Starting Price: £500
Late Period or earlier, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
A female figure carved from bone. She stands in an upright position atop a rectangular plinth. The figure is depicted naked, with long hands that hang alongside the body and legs held together. The head faces direct- ly forward, featuring a crude depiction with a square face and simplified facial features. The figure has thick, curly hair. For similar see: The Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York, Accession Number: 1928.334. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 90mm x 20mm; Weight: 10g.
130 EGYPTIAN STONE BABOON-THOTH PENDANT
Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £300
A seated baboon figure that is carved from smooth brown veined red stone bearing the likeness of the baboon form of Thoth. His tapered face protrudes out- wards above a smooth chest and bears a veristic snout, small eyes beneath a plateaued brow, and a pair of ears perking up from beneath his lustrous mane. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Mu- seum Press, 1994.; British Museum Museum number EA54854; Met Museum Object Number: 89.2.223. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 24mm x 15mm; Weight: 11g
131 EGYPTIAN BONE BALL OF THE GODDESS HATHOR
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £100
A ritual bone ball for the Hathor temple. It is sphereshaped. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant cu- rator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Galerie Patrik Frohlich, 2014.
Size: 45mm x 45mm; Weight: 105g
132 EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE CARTOUCHE SHAPED AMULET
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A blue faience amulet with cartouche form inscribed with hieroglyphic script on the top and a mummiform god on the verso. The amulet is pierced horizontally. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Flor- ence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expe- dition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s Sale 7659, 13 October 2008, Lot 96/4
Size: 30mm x 19mm; Weight: 7g
133 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE
AMULET OF THOTH
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A green faience amulet in the shape of a plaquette de- picting a profile of baboon-Thoth made with naturalistic details; on the verso a hieroglyphic inscription with two facing gods; the amulet is pierced vertically. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, Brit- ish Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 12mm x 20mm; Weight: 9g
134 PREDYNASTIC EGYPTIAN CERAMIC VESSEL
Starting Price: £200
Predynastic Period, Ca. 3600 - 3100 BC
A bell-shaped vessel with a rough surface. It has han- dles on three of the sides and a pouring spout on the other. The vessel has several blackened spots, indica- tive of regular use. Reviewed by Simone Musso, con- sultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Kurt Flimm private collection.
Size: 75mm x 40mm; Weight: 110g
135
EGYPTIAN GREEN STONE KNIFE WITH HIEROGLYPHIC INSCRIPTION
Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 332 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £500
A stone knife with a triangular blade and a rectangu- lar handle. The handle is adorned with hieroglyphic inscriptions. The top of the blade is decorated with a geometric pattern consisting of double transversely in- cised strokes. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 140mm x 40mm; Weight: 75g
136 EGYPTIAN WHITE STONE CARVED BOWL
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2575-2134 BC
Starting Price: £200
A carved stone bowl of soft yellow-white hues that il- luminate next to a light source. The conical vessel fea- tures a planar base for stability as well as sloped walls to keep its contents within. The interior has been drilled out using a series of progressively finer bits as well as copious amounts of abrasive sand, and faint traces of the original drill marks are still visible along the basin walls. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Flor- ence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expe- dition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 105mm x 50mm; Weight: 260g
137 EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE COBRA PENDANTS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A pair of blue faience amulets, each depicting a co- bra or uraeus. The design features a raised head and a coiled body resting on a flat base. Each amulet is equipped with a suspension loop for attachment. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, Brit- ish Museum Press, 1994, fig. 76b. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 12-14mm x 5-11mm; Weight: 2g
138 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTS
Ca. 1069 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of six faience and stone amulets. The first is a polished pale green faience amulet crown-shaped with a smooth surface and an engraved underside, pierced horizontally for attachment. The second group is composed of three amulets in blue faience headrests, characterised by a recurve top. The last group is com- posed of two faience flower-shaped amulets one blue and one red. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.; British Museum, Museum Additional IDs Miscellaneous number: AN1896-1908-EA.697 (Accession Number).
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-56mm x 9-23mm; Weight: 33g.
139 EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME WALL DECORATION
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A polychrome wall decoration with a flat surface adorned with large vertical bands of red pigment al- ternating with a band of blue pigment. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiqui- ties at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 125mm x 100mm; Weight: 580g
140 EGYPTIAN SILVER RING WITH SCARAB
Ca. 664- 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A silver ring with a scarab, featuring a D-shaped body formed of a round-sectioned shank. The ring includes an oval-shaped cell situated between the finials, inlaid with a finely carved scarab displaying an engraved underside. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Muse- um, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; acquired from Naji Asfar, 23 May 2007.
Size: 30mm x 25mm; Weight: 11g.
141 EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE AMULETS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of nine amulets crafted from stone and faience. Each amulet is intricately carved, displaying detailed anatomical structures such as the heart, limbs and body contours. For similar see: Andrews C., Am- ulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 2-12mm x 2-7mm; Weight: 1g
142 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARABOID AMULETS AND BEADS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of faience scaraboid amulets and beads. The scarabs, with a convex upper side and flat underside, are pierced lengthwise for suspension. Accompa- nying beads are crafted in a variety of shapes, including melon-shaped, disc, and annular, in colours such as blue, greenish, and red. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 4-11mm x 4-11mm; Weight: 4g
145
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN PENDANTS
Ca. 2600 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of four amulets carved from red carnelian with various shapes and dimensions. The first is a leg in profile pierced horizontally, the second is probably Harpocrates raising his finger to his mouth, the third is a poppy bead with a globular body pierced hori- zontally; the fourth is the Wadjet, eye of Horus, made detailed, pierced lengthwise. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.; British Museum, Museum number EA54747.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 14-24mm x 5-12mm; Weight: 3g
146 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN STONE SCARABS
Ca. 2055 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A pair of scarabs in black stone and glazed steatite of ovoid form with naturalistic features. The first is polished and the second has engraved the Ossyrinco fish. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-16mm x 11-13mm; Weight: 7g
143 COLLECTION OF BLUE FAIENCE BEADS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £100
A collection of three beads comprising two large annu- lar, flat beads with central perforations, both covered in a lustrous blue glaze except for the perforation itself. Accompanying these is a smaller tubular bead, which is perforated lengthwise.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 15-30mm x 5-30mm; Weight: 43g.
147 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN
STONE SCARABS
Ca. 2055 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A pair of scarabs in blue and black stone of ovoid form with naturalistic features. The first is polished and the second has engraved animal symbols. A suspension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mount- ing on a necklace or a swivel ring.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16-17mm x 11-13mm; Weight: 8g
144 PAIR OF EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS BANGLES
New Kingdom, Ca. 1279 - 1152 BC
Starting Price: £300
A matched pair of translucent pale blue glass bangles, each annular in shape with a small slit opening. The rings are flat but raise slightly to form a small ridge at the centre.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Georgia Chrischilles, 11 February 2009.
Size: 95-95mm x 95-95mm; Weight: 95g
148 A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN
STEATITE SCARABS
Starting Price: £300
Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period, Ca. 1750 - 1550 BC
A pair of scarabs, one made of glazed steatite and the other of steatite, both featuring a drilled hole and reflecting the cultures of ancient Egypt and Canaanite-Egyptian influences. The first scarab, dating to the Second Intermediate Period (Ca. 1650 - 1550 BC), depicts a kneeling figure holding a papyrus stalk, symbolising life, alongside an uraeus serpent and a neb-basket on its base. The second scarab, attributed to the Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period (c. 1750 – 1550 BC), showcases pseudo-hieroglyphs in the so-called Anra style on its base. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 19-20mm x 13-14mm; Weight: 6g
149 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE SCARAB AND AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of seven faience and stone amulets, pre- dominantly in the form of scarab; an Hippo, a baboon and a fish. On the verso the amulet shaped like a fish has a hieroglyphic symbol.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10-16mm x 45-63mm; Weight: 5g
150 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN STONE AND FAIENCE SCARABS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of five scarabs made from greenish and blue faience, each featuring a drilled hole and en- graved with hieroglyphics on the bottom.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 7-13mm x 45-478mm; Weight: 3g
151 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN GREEN STONE SCARABS
Starting Price: £500
Late Middle Kingdom to Hellenistic, Ca. 1750300 BC
A collection of three scarabs crafted from greenish stone and green jasper, each with a drilled hole. The first is a scarab made of greenish stone with an uninscribed base, attributed to the Late Middle Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period (circa 1750 - 1550 BC), likely produced at Avaris (Tell el-Daba) in Egypt. The second is a green jasper scaraboid depicting a naked hero, possibly Heracles, dating to the 5th - 4th century BC and associated with the Hellenistic eastern Mediterranean. The third is a green jasper scarab featuring a Horus-falcon flanked by floral and geometric designs, also dating to the Late Middle Kingdom to the Second Intermediate Period (ca. 1750 - 1550 BC) and likely originating from Avaris. All three pieces are genuine. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16-18mm x 12-13mm; Weight: 9g
152 EGYPTIAN HAEMATITE SCARAB
Starting Price: £200
Late Middle Kingdom to Second Intermediate Period Ca. 1750 - 1550 BC
A scarab made of haematite featuring a scroll border and the hieroglyphs “Neb-kheper-Re” on its base, which may refer to the prenomen of an attested Hyksos ruler or a defective rendering of Nub-kheper-Re Intef, a ruler of the 17th Dynasty. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 27mm x 18mm; Weight: 12g
153 SET OF TWO EGYPTIAN AMULETS
Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
Bronze statuette depicting the god Horus in the form of a falcon-headed sphinx with a double crown in the act of trampling on a crocodile; gold amulet depicting a sacred fish. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection; Ex. Jacques Billen private collection, 07 July 2009.
Size: 38-43mm x 16-34mm; Weight: 22g
154 EGYPTIAN CARNELIAN STONE SCARAB
Ca. 664 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £200
A scarab with an ovoid body, carved from carnelian and presenting pleasingly smooth surfaces. The topside of the insectile amulet features a folded wing carapace with incised striations, delineated legs with frilled tips, a semicircular head, and a serrated frontal clypeus. The underside displays a stylised shell. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 18mm x 15mm; Weight: 7g
155
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN SCARABS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of three black stone and blue faience scarabs of ovoid form with naturalistic features. Beneath the domed insects are hieroglyphic inscriptions. A sus- pension hole is drilled lengthwise through the body, for mounting on a necklace or a swivel ring. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 40.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 12-13mm x 45-57mm; Weight: 9g
156 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS AND DEITIES AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of blue faience amulets, comprising six amulets in the form of stylised flowers with flaring lower edges. Accompanying these are seven amulets representing various deities, including a depiction of Taweret with her characteristic upright stance, and rounded body. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 11-17mm x 6-14mm; Weight: 4g
157 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BUNCH OF GRAPES AMULETS
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC
Starting Price: £200
A collection of nine faience amulets. Each amulet is formed as a tapered bunch of grapes with a flat underside and a raised upper surface, detailed to delineate individual grapes. A suspension loop is situated above. The glaze ranges from pale blue to cobalt blue and pur- ple. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 16.362. For similar see: The Brooklyn Muse- um, Accession Number 16.362.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13-19mm x 45-57mm; Weight: 4g
158 COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SCARAB AND PENDANTS
Ca. 1550 - 332 BC
Starting Price: £300
A collection of green faience amulets of deities: Thoth, Bastet, Amun, and a hare with an upper hoop, along with two faience pendants and a palette depicting a baboon. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 15-21mm x 8-14mm; Weight: 10g
159 EGYPTIAN STONE FOR POLISHING PAPYRUS
Old Kingdom, Ca. 2600 - 2200 BC
Starting Price:
£200
An elongated granite cone with a flat top and a rounded bottom. This would have been used for stretching papyrus fibres. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Kurt Flimm private collection.
Size: 55mm x 30mm; Weight: 90g
160 COPTIC WOODEN COMB
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
161 ROMANO-EGYPTIAN BRONZE FROG-SHAPED AMULET
Ca. 30 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £100
A wooden comb with central large flat section part and very fine teeth. Combs were important in the ancient world for controlling lice, nits, and other pests. Re- viewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyp- tian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 65mm x 45mm; Weight: 30g
Starting Price: £100
A bronze frog positioned atop an integral flat base. The frog’s forelegs are held together, presenting a simplified yet recognisable form. The head is tapered, featuring subtly defined facial details that suggest the creature’s eyes and mouth. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994. For sim- ilar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 21mm x 19mm; Weight: 19g
162 A GROUP OF TWO PHOENICIAN
GLASS
BEAD NECKLACE AND BRACELET
Ca. 500 - 300 BC
A group of two Phoenician glass bead necklace and bracelet. The necklace is composed of eight glass pendants. It comprises dozens of ancient Phoenician yellow faience beads alternated to blue glass beads including eight unique glass multi-color pendants, head shaped, made with different details with big blue eyes, each one has a coloured twisted hat. The beads comes in colors of semiopaque cobalt blue, with additions in opaque yellow, translucent pale yellow brown, and eyes appearing blue. The bracelet is a stunning ancient Phoenician mosaic glass beads piece strung to graduate in size on a modern rope to be wearable. Composed with seven round beads depicting the iconic face of Phoenician culture on different coloured background and an almond shaped bead in green glass. With their mastery of shipbuilding and navigation techniques, the Phoenicians ventured far and wide across the sea, establishing trade routes that stretched from the Levant to as far as the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. They were instrumental in disseminating goods such as cedar wood, purple dye, glassware, and other luxury items prized by neighbouring civilizations. Phoenician glass production stands as a testament to the ingenuity and craftsmanship of this ancient civilization. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 81.10.151.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Binoche’ Paris, 30 May 2012, lot 117. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 65-340mm x 15-40mm; Weight: 80g
163 PHOENICIAN GLASS BEAD NECKLACE
Ca. 500 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £2000
An amazing Phoenician necklace composed with doz- ens of globular blue eye beads and embellished in the frontal side with a huge glass pendant in the shape of a head. The color of the beads include semi-opaque cobalt blue, with additions in opaque white and semiopaque, and eyes in an uncertain color, appearing black. Cylindrical with large rod hole at bottom, slight- ly indented on top; arched rounded edge at back, front projecting downwards; applied suspension loop on top of head. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 81.10.151.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Binoche’ Paris, 30 May 2012, lot 117. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 300mm x 25mm; Weight: 30g
164 PHOENICIAN GLASS BOTTLE DEPICTING A FACE
Ca. 600 - 400
Starting Price: £500
A paste-glass unguentarium in the form of an anthropo- morphic head, made from a cobalt blue with applied opaque white forming the facial features. For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: 17.194.727 (facial features) For similar see: MET Museum Object Num- ber: 17.194.727 (facial features).
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 40mm x 25mm; Weight: 70g
165 PHOENICIAN GLASS BOARD GAME PIECE
Ca. 600 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £100
A board game piece with a conical body, the lower section is crafted from twisted glass with alternating black and white bands, and the upper part is topped with green.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 25mm x 20mm; Weight: 15g
166 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 12 mosaic glass inlays, each in multicoloured hues and varying shapes. The inlays originate from vessels and tiles with a diverse range of decorative schemes, including floral motifs, abstract patterns, and eye designs. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 08.268.17a–k.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10.4-39.9mm x 8.7-34.8mm; Weight: 60g
167 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 11 mosaic glass inlays with a variety of styles, including millefiori, banded agate effects, and marble patterns. The inlays are multicoloured and varied in shape, coming from vessels, inlays, and tiles.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 24.2-39.6mm x 14.7-26.5mm; Weight: 46.61g
168 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 14 mosaic glass inlays, each displaying multi coloured hues and unique shapes. These inlays come from various tiles, featuring both floral and abstract decorative schemes. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 10.130.2718.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 8.4-28.6mm x 8.2-22.7mm; Weight: 24.53g
169 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 28 mosaic glass inlays with a range of mul- ticoloured designs and shapes. The inlays consist of pieces from tiles, embellished with floral and abstract decorations. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 08.268.17a–k.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 18.9-35.9mm x 12.318.5mm; Weight: 68.31g
170 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 13 mosaic glass inlays, featuring various shapes and multicoloured decorations. These inlays are de- rived from vessels and tiles, displaying floral and abstract motifs. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 08.268.17a–k; The Corning Glass Museum, Accession Number 64.1.218-3.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 10.4-44mm x 10.7-31.6mm; Weight: 87.6g
171 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 26 mosaic glass inlays, each in diverse shapes and multicoloured designs. The inlays include pieces from vessels and tiles, predominantly of floral variations, abstract patterns, and marble effects. For similar see: The Corning Glass Museum, Accession Number 64.1.217 I; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Acces- sion Number: 08.268.17a–k.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16.7-43.8mm x 14.3-26mm; Weight: 89.2g
172 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC
GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 27 mosaic glass inlays, each exhibiting a va- riety of shapes and vibrant colours. These inlays orig- inate from vessels, and tiles, with decorations largely focusing on floral motifs, abstract designs, and marble effects. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 08.268.17a–k.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 16.5-47.9mm x 13.2-32.9mm; Weight: 89.82g
173 SET OF ROMANO - EGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS OF REVETMENT TILES
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 23 mosaic glass inlays of revetment tiles, available in various sizes and decorative schemes. The inlays feature abstract patterns and millefiori designs. Revetment tiles were used as decorative wall coverings, enhancing the aesthetic of both public and pri- vate spaces. For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Main number: N 1666.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 20.7-43.2mm x 9.5-17.8mm; Weight: 85.93g
174 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 12 mosaic glass inlays, with a range of sizes and decorations. The inlays originate from tiles, with exam- ples featuring multiple polychrome canes arranged in contrasting matrices. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2016.9.9.7.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 19.9-40.4mm x 18.9-28.9mm; Weight: 72.84g
175 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS
INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 31 mosaic glass inlays, including various sizes and decorations. The collection consists of inlays and tiles, as well as vessels, with numerous examples of multiple polychrome canes arranged in contrasting matrices and trailed decoration, emulating banded ag- ate and marbles.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 13.1-37.6mm x 11.1-33.6mm; Weight: 100.98g
176 SET OF ROMANOEGYPTIAN MOSAIC GLASS
INLAYS
Ca. 100 BC - AD 200
Starting Price: £200
A set of 18 mosaic glass inlays, presented in assorted sizes and decorative styles. The collections comprise inlays, tiles, and short bars, with multiple examples featuring polychrome canes arranged in contrasting matrices, alongside intricate trailed decorations.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 12.-45.5mm x 10-34.5mm; Weight: 67.18g
177 ETRUSCAN TERRACOTTA CINERARY URN WITH LID
Ca. 600 BC
Starting Price: £300
A cinerary urn featuring a convex lid atop a lipped rim, a stepped shoulder, and a narrowing base, all support- ed by a flat foot. A pair of small vertical, loop handles flank the wide shoulder.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 130mm x 120mm; Weight: 570g
178 EXCEPTIONAL GREEK GOLD EAR OF WHEAT
Ca. 400 BC
Starting Price: £8000
A 22 ct gold stunning ear of wheat with finely detailed individual strands, each rendered distinctly to replicate the natural form. The seed head is prominent, compris- ing a series of seeds arranged in a tight, clustered for- mation. The leaves are carefully shaped and textured, mirroring the natural appearance of wheat leaves and extending gracefully from the base of the ear. For sim- ilar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 67.13.2. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Acces- sion Number 67.13.2.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Jean-David Cahn Auktionen. Sale Nov. 2011, Auction 6, lot 189. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 130mm x 35mm; Weight: 10g
179 COLLECTION OF GREEK AND LATER GOLD JEWELLERY
Ca. 400 BC - AD 1400
Starting Price: £2000
This collection of Greek and later jewellery features a variety of impressive pieces. It includes a gold ap- plique depicting a sun made with concentric circles and adorned with four opposing leaves. There is also a gold applique illustrating fighting animals surrounded by a motif of crows with long beaks. Additionally, the collection contains a pair of silver recurve horns from a statuette, an embellished globular bell with geometric motifs in relief, and a glass inlay from Mamluk culture depicting a wise man. Furthermore, there are three hol- low circular earrings made of gold or gilt, along with other later jewellery pieces.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 15-70mm x 10-70mm; Weight: 130g
180 GREEK CORE-FORMED GLASS AMPHORISKOS
Starting Price: £3000
Eastern Mediterranean, Ca. 600 - 400 BC
A core-formed amphoriskos crafted from opaque white and dark purple glass. It has an inverted pear-shaped body that tapers to a small disc-shaped base. The rounded shoulder is adorned with vertical handles that extend from both sides and connect to the short neck. The neck culminates in a flared opening. This piece is accompanied by a custom-made stand. For similar see: The Toledo Museum of Art, Object number: 1923.153; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 91.1.1239.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Remy Le Fur & Associes, Vente N°V12-044, 10 October 2012, Lot 135. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 115mm x 60mm; Weight: 135g
181 GREEK CORE-FORMED GLASS AMPHORISKOS
Ca. 600 - 400 BC
A core-formed amphoriskos crafted from aubergine-coloured glass. It has an inverted pear-shaped body that tapers down to a ball shaped base. The vessel features a short neck flanked by arched handles, with a thick rounded rim. The body is decorated with alter- nating bands of orange and white, the latter adorned with red dots. Both the neck and the base are similarly finished with orange bands. This piece is accompanied by a custom-made stand.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Remy Le Fur & Associes, Vente N°V12-044, 10 October 2012, Lot 138. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 85mm x 50mm; Weight: 70g Starting
182 GREEK CORE-FORMED BLUE GLASS OINOCHOE
Starting Price: £1000
Eastern Mediterranean, Ca. 600 - 400 BC
A core-formed glass oinochoe with an inverted piri- form body. It is supported on a small circular base with a yellow edge. Crafted from intense blue glass, the ves- sel displays a tricolour central chevron decoration. An arching thread handle connects the shoulder to a trefoil lip, which is accented by a yellow border. The shoulder is adorned with shallow grooves and below this it is decorated with horizontal bands in yellow and pale blue. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.794.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Remy Le Fur & Associes, Vente N°V12-044, 10 October 2012, Lot 125. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 75mm x 50mm; Weight: 45g
183 COLLECTION OF GOLD HELLENISTIC MEDALLIONS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £800
A group of three circular gold medallions, each with a flat section and a raised central boss encircled by dotted and repoussé bands. Two of the medallions are fitted with a suspension loop positioned at the top.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 40-55mm x 40-55mm; Weight: 10g
184 COLLECTION OF HELLENISTIC GOLD ORNAMENTS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A collection of five ancient gold ornaments. The first on the left is a bell-shaped piece with smooth contours and a hollow interior. The second is a cone-shaped gold pendant with a suspension loop at the pointed end, adorned with intricate clusters of filigree around its body and ropework around the base. The third is a gold ornament with a pointed top, ribbed rounded shoulder and a spool-shaped lower body, featuring a navy glass cabochon inlaid at its base. The fourth is a hollow, boat-shaped gold earring with a tapering hook and a circular protruding plaque set with an inlay. The fifth is a gold hollow ornament, coiled into a circular form. The edges of the ornament are adorned with evenly spaced, fine granules.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 25-40mm x 13-35mm; Weight: 26g
185 COLLECTION OF HELLENISTIC GOLD OPENWORK ORNAMENTS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £500
A collection of three gold ornaments, each in the form of an openwork bead with a nearly spherical structure. The body is composed of finely intertwined gold wires arranged in a lattice pattern. The wires have a twisted texture and are interspersed with small gold granules at their junctions. The beads feature evenly spaced open- ings, creating a cage-like appearance.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 20-25mm x 15-15mm; Weight: 10g
186 HELLENISTIC STONE SHELL WEIGHTS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A pair of stone weights in the shapes of shells. They feature intricate detailing on top and a smooth base.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 50-50mm x 40-40mm; Weight: 160g
187 COLLECTION OF ANCIENT GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY
Ca. 300 BC - AD 400
Starting Price: £2000
A collection of over 20 gold items, predominantly loop-shaped earrings with tapered or overlapping finials. Many are adorned with applied decorations, including spheres, clusters, and fine filigree designs. Accompanying the gold items is a Roman silver fibula with an elongated body engraved with scalloped pat- terns along its length.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 10-30mm x 10-30mm; Weight: 60g
188 HELLENISTIC VOTIVE TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF DOVE
Canosa, Ca. 400 - 200 BC
Starting Price: £200
A terracotta dove depicted naturalistically with its head turned to the side. Traces of blue and pink pigment are visible and the wings are carefully delineated. The un- derside features holes designed for attaching legs.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s Antiquities sale, 6 October 2011, lot 177.
Size: 185mm x 105mm; Weight: 240g
189 GREEK TERRACOTTA MODEL OF POMEGRANATE
Ca. 500 - 300 BC
Starting Price: £300
A pottery model of a pomegranate. It is naturalistically modelled with a characteristically rounded bulbous shape. The exterior features a textured skin, while the crown at the top is intricately detailed with small projections. Symbolically, the pomegranate is associated with Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, represent- ing fertility and the cycle of life and death in ancient mythology. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 24.97.110. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 24.97.110.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s.
Size: 90mm x 70mm; Weight: 145g
190 HELLENISTIC GLASS AMPHORISKOS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £200
An example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos. The vessel features a classic form with a piriform body and twin applied trailed handles that gracefully join the neck to the rim. Its body has thread-like trails of wine red, pale blue, and creamy white skillfully pulled into a feathered pattern around the centre.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 90mm x 50mm; Weight: 30g
191 HELLENISTIC BRONZE ANIMAL LEGS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £200
A pair of hollow cast bronze legs, naturalistically mod- elled to depict the front limbs of an animal. Each leg terminates in detailed hooves, featuring subtle grooves and textural details that emphasise anatomical accuracy.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 80-85mm x 25-25mm; Weight: 195g
192 LATE HELLENISTIC BRONZE BEZEL
Ca. 200-100 BC
193 ROMAN LEGIONARY GLASS URN WITH ORIGINAL LEAD CASE
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £5000
A funerary vessel used for holding cremated human remains called a cinerarium (or cinerary urn) that is hand-shaped from soft blue glass that, once transparent, has developed weathering film to create a translucent presentation. The substantial form exhibits a globular body, a slightly concave base, which tapers up towards the squat neck, and a thick, everted rim with the excess folded underneath rather than being removed. Accompanying the body is a discoid lid formed from similar glass with a slender body, a sharply curved rim, and a tubular central handle with a pinched tab on top. Both components are enveloped with delicate layers of rainbow-hued iridescence which create a distinguished presentation The funerary monument is completed with a stone urn with a hollow conical body with a flat base. This piece is accompanied by a custom-made stand.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited 2012; Ex. Private collection of Mr Graells, Spain, acquired in the 1950s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 600mm x 260mm; Weight: 7.98kg
194 ROMAN GLASS PLATE
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £3000
A translucent green glass plate with a broad shallow form, resting on an elevated concave foot.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. David Giles collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 420mm x 420mm; Weight: 1.09kg
195 ROMAN GREEN GLASS DISH
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £2000
A translucent green glass plate with sloped walls, a thick and pronounced rim and a concave ring base.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 330mm x 75mm; Weight: 655g
Starting Price: £100
A beautiful Greek carved bronze bezel which is decorated with a finely engraved figure of a draped female, facing left, leaning on a tree. Size: 20mm x 18mm; Weight: 5g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 20mm x 18mm; Weight: 5g
196 ROMAN CLEAR GLASS BEAKER
Ca. AD 200 - 300
Starting Price: £1000
A clear glass beaker with a tall body that gently tapers towards the bottom. The base is concave, whilst the beaker opening flares slightly outward, forming a simple yet elegant silhouette.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Safani Gallery Inc. 2008. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a con- firmation letter.
Size: 65mm x 55mm; Weight: 65g
197 ROMAN GLASS PITCHER WITH HANDLE
Ca. AD 200 - 300
Starting Price: £800
A translucent light green glass pitcher with a tapered body, prominent shoulder and a flaring rim. It is fitted with an applied strap handle with a pinched thumb rest and it stands on a ring foot.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 260mm x 125mm; Weight: 350g
201 ROMAN GOLD SURGICAL SPOON
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £1000
An ancient Roman gold spoon, featuring a long, nar- row shaft leading to a small, spoon-shaped end. It was likely used to extract ointments or powders from a storage pot and apply them to treat ailments.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, Ex. Christies, Sale 4925, 26 April 2012, London, lot 163. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register da- tabase and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 213mm x 7mm; Weight: 13.9g
198 ROMAN MOSAIC GLASS BOWL
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100
Starting Price: £2000
A stunning Roman mosaic glass bowl made in the form of a patella bowl. The glass bowl presents a mesmer- ising pattern of suspended opaque yellow and white glass canes, which are set in a matrix of translucent dark green glass. The body of the bowl is supported by a tooled ring of green glass with a blackened appear- ance. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 1972.118.178.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bakhtar Art, February, 2012. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 40mm x 83mm; Weight: 52g
199 ROMAN GLASS HEAD OF A CHILD
Ca. AD 50 - 150
Starting Price: £3000
A head of a child in translucent dark glass, supported by a short neck. The rounded head is slightly turned to the side and the face has full cheeks, almond-shaped eyes, subtle eyebrows, a small nose, and delicate lips. The curly hair is neatly arranged and secured by a band tied at the back. For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: 17.194.1474, 26.7.1428 For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: 17.194.1474, 26.7.1428.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 100mm x 70mm; Weight: 505g
200 ROMAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH GEMSTONES
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £2000
A necklace composed of eight gold chain links. The central section features an alternating arrangement of tubular and disc-shaped glass beads, interspersed with hourglass-shaped spacers and biconical gold beads. The necklace is secured with an eye-and-hook closure.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 490mm x 15mm; Weight: 40g
202 ROMAN LEGIONARY BLUE GLASS CINERARY URN
Ca. AD 50 - 200
Starting Price: £3000
A Roman hand-crafted blue translucent glass cinerary urn. The urn exhibits a broad apple-shaped body, a slightly concave base and a squat neck with a thick, everted rim. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 81.10.4a, b.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s, 6 October 2011, lot 210; Anonymous sale; Gorny & Mosch, Germany, 15 December 2004, lot 30; Ex. Private collection, Germany, circa 1900. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 200mm x 230mm; Weight: 1.1kg
203 COLLECTION OF ROMAN GREEN GLASS BOTTLES
Ca. AD 100 - 400
Starting Price: £3000
A collection of three Roman green glass bottles. The bottles have a polygonal shape, a level base and flat shoulders connected to the short, narrow neck with a folded, flared rim. The glass has an amazing iridescence over large parts of the vessels. For similar see: The Cesnola collection of Cypriot art, Glass, in n. 35.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s, Antiquities, New York, 8 June 2012, lot 134; Ex. Private Collection, Wilton, Connecticut, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register da- tabase and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 240-250mm x 80-90mm; Weight: 3.7kg
204 ROMAN GLASS PERFUME AMPOULE
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £300
A perfume ampoule in the form of a sphere, crafted from colourless and white glass.The surface displays vibrant iridescence throughout. The piece is exception- ally well-preserved.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sarl Jack Philippe Ruellen - Paris, 04 April 2009, Lot 119. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 45mm x 45mm; Weight: 15g
205 ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM
Ca. AD 50 - 150
Starting Price: £100
A glass unguentarium with an inverted pear-shaped body. The tubular neck features a slight constriction at the base, leading to a flaring rim. The base is flattened without a pontil mark, and the surface exhibits nice ir- idescence. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1851,0813.456. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1851,0813.456.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 85mm x 32mm; Weight: 10g
206 ROMAN GLASS WEIGHT
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £200
A pyramid-shaped glass weight pierced horizontally on the top. A fantastic iridescence is present all over the body of the object.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 50mm x 25mm; Weight: 30g
207 ROMAN GLASS PITCHER
Ca. AD 200 - 300
Starting Price: £1000
A deep turquoise glass pitcher with brown irides- cence. The vessel features a tall body with a ring base, a rounded shoulder and a cylindrical neck adorned with a decorative single glass thread collar. The flaring mouth has a rounded lip, and the pitcher is fitted with a three-ribbed strap handle. The surface displays vibrant iridescence throughout.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams, London, Sale 15941, 15 October 2008, Lot 377. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 115mm x 70mm; Weight: 70g
208 ROMAN BRONZE ASKOS
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £800
A bronze askos with an ovoid body, broad spout, and decorated with two tendrils starting from the rim. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 54.182. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 54.182. Size: 180mm x 120mm; Weight: 530g.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams Antiquities, sale 18817, 13 April 2011, lot 411. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 180mm x 120mm; Weight: 530g
209 ROMAN BRONZE
FIGURE OF STANDING RAM
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £3000
A Roman bronze figurine of a ram. The ram is standing with carved detail in the coat and curved horns. Rams, especially in early Imperial Rome, were associated with the god Bacchus (Dionysus). Bacchus is the god of wine and nature. For similar see: Animali di Bronzo del Museo archaologico al teatro romano di Verona, fig. 114.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Tradart, May 2011; Ex. Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Part I, Cleveland, 1981, 107, Christie’s, A Peaceable Kingdom, The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, London, 26 October 2004, 56. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 55mm x 50mm; Weight: 117g
210 LARGE COLLECTION OF ANCIENT NAILS
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £200
A collection of bronze nails of different shapes, dimen- sions and functions; a little bell, amulets, pendants and architectural tools.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 15-115mm x 2-40mm; Weight: 315g.
211
LARGE COLLECTION OF ROMAN SURGICAL TOOLS
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £500
A collection of silver surgical instruments, including knives, spoons, hooks, and various instruments likely used for dental procedures. Their surfaces are high- ly polished and refined, indicating high quality. For similar see: The British Museum, Object numbers: 1968.0626.1; 1968.0626.10; Christie’s, Live Auction, 2362, Travel, Science and Natural History, Lot. 61.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sotheby’s N08003, 9 June 2004, Lot 43. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 120-170mm x 5-15mm; Weight: 140g
212 ROMAN TERRACOTTA
FRUIT
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £200
A terracotta model representing a fruit, probably an apple. It was made in a mould with an undecorated, non-purified mixture.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 55mm x 45mm; Weight: 95g
213 ROMAN TERRACOTTA FRUIT
Ca. AD 100 - 300
Starting Price: £300
A Roman terracotta apple with a globular body shape and a vertical hole at the top. The bottom, as in natural apples, is raised in the centre and has a small cross in imitation of the real fruit.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 45mm x 40mm; Weight: 60g
214 ROMAN GLASS PERFUME AMPOULE
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £2000
A blue and white glass perfume ampoule in the form of a sphere, decorated with a fine applied white spiral thread.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sarl Jack Philippe Ruellen - Paris, 04 April 2009, Lot 118. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 45mm x 40mm; Weight: 15g
215
ROMAN PALE GREEN GLASS BOWL
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £800
A pale green glass bowl with slightly flaring sides and an everted, folded rim. The bowl rests on a flat ring foot. For similar see: The Sainte-Croix Museum, Poitiers, Inv. No. 2007.0.6.102; The National Museum, Prague, Inventory Number H10-1807.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s, Sale 5488 Antiquities, 07 October 2010, Lot 57. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 110mm x 60mm; Weight: 90g
216
Ca. AD 1 - 200
Starting Price: £1000
A large green glass jug with a broad strap handle and a rolled lip that is folded down. The body is adorned with five groups of wheel-cut rings. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.216. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.194.216.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Archea Ancient Art, 2011; Ex. collection P. Cuperus, the Netherlands; Ex. collection C.A. Hessing, the Nether- lands 1997. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 220mm x 120mm; Weight: 365g
217 ROMAN YELLOW GLASS UNGUENTARIUM WITH MILLEFIORI CANES
Ca. AD 1 - 100
Starting Price: £1000
A glass unguentarium with a piriform lower body and a funnel-shaped neck. The base bears a pontil mark, and the body is decorated with millefiori canes arranged in two horizontal rows.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Safani Gallery Inc. 2009. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a con- firmation letter.
Size: 125mm x 60mm; Weight: 95g
218 ROMAN MOULDBLOWN GLASS
Ca. AD 1 - 300
Starting Price: £1000
A moulded glass flask with an oval body and a cylindrical neck that culminates in a thick, outfolded rim. The flask is decorated with a central panel of floral motifs, framed by almond-shaped protrusions arranged in a radiating pattern around the base and the bottom of the neck.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 85mm x 40mm; Weight: 35g
219 ROMAN YELLOW GLASS UNGUENTARIUM WITH BRONZE HANDLE
Ca. AD 50 - 150
Starting Price: £300
A yellow glass flask with a moulded date-shaped body. The flask is held by an omega handle made of bronze, displaying a green patina. This piece is accompanied by a custom-made stand. Bibliography: Pellati R., Trasparenze Imperiali, Vetri romani della Croazia, Milano, 1997. Bibliography: Pellati R., Trasparenze Impe- riali, Vetri romani della Croazia, Milano, 1997.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 80mm x 30mm; Weight: 40g
220 ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE HEAD BOTTLE
Ca. AD 200 - 300
Starting Price: £300
A glass flask formed in transparent light green glass, mould-blown in two pieces, with a seam visible along the sides. The main body is shaped as two youthful, beardless human heads, crowned with curly hair that extends to cover the ears. The faces exhibit slight smiles. Above the heads is a short, tubular neck with a folded rim. The base is flat. For similar see: The Corning Museum of Glass, Accession Number 50.1.15. A similar example hammered for £4,000 at Christie’s, Live Auction 6060, Antiquities, 14 April 2011, Lot 161. For similar see: The Corning Museum of Glass, Accession Number 50.1.15. A similar example hammered for £4,000 at Christie’s, Live Auction 6060, Antiquities, 14 April 2011, Lot 161.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 100mm x 55mm; Weight: 55g
LARGE ROMAN GREEN GLASS JUG
221 PAIR OF ROMAN GLASS BOTTLES
Ca. AD 200 - 400
Starting Price:
£300
A pair of translucent glass bottles. Each bottle has a nearly spherical lower body with a concave base, a cylindrical neck, and a flaring opening. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1901,0413.3007. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1901,0413.3007.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. JackPhilippe Ruellan; Paris, 04 April 2009; Ex. Louis-Gabri- el Bellon (1819-1899).
Size: 120-160mm x 90-105mm; Weight: 125g
222
COLLECTION OF LATE ROMAN-EARLY ISLAMIC GLASS VESSELS
Ca. AD 400 - 700
Starting Price: £200
A collection of three glass unguentaria. The first vessel, on the left, has a cylindrical body that is connected to a conical neck. The second vessel has a large globular body, vertical neck and a flared, folded rim. The third vessel has a pear-shaped body, short neck and a folded rim. For similar see: The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot art, Glass.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Gorny & Mosch, Auktion 194, Kunst der Antike, 14 December 2010, Lot 120.
Size: 65-95mm x 70-70mm; Weight: 240g
223 ROMAN EMERALD GREEN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM
Ca. AD 1 - 900
Starting Price: £200
A group of four ancient glass vessels. The first is a translucent emerald-green unguentarium with a cylindrical neck, constricted at the base, leading to a piriform lower body and a flattened base. The second is a small glass flask with straight vertical walls rising from a flat circular base, and a six-sided faceted neck transitioning to a flat, unadorned shoulder. The third is a dark green unguentarium with a flaring flat base and a cylindrical neck. The fourth vessel is cobalt blue with a piriform body, featuring a large indent on one side and a series of small, irregularly positioned indents on the other, complemented by a cylindrical neck with a rolled rim. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2018,5014.3; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.164.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 65-135mm x 25-40mm; Weight: 220g
224 CELTIC SILVER EARRING WITH PYRAMIDAL FINIALS
Ca. 300 - 100 BC
Starting Price: £100
A stunning silver earring of annular form. The accessory exhibits a lustrous surface, a curved body, and small pyramidal grape clusters for each terminal. Another cluster is on top of the bracelet.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 35mm x 25mm; Weight: 14g
225 PAIR OF ROMAN INLAID BROOCHES
Ca. AD 150 - 250
Starting Price: £300
A pair of enamelled bronze fibulae. One fibula is designed in the shape of a frog, with detailed features including bulging eyes and a textured body, comple- mented by a central back panel adorned with green and red inlay. The second fibula is shaped like a fly, with outstretched wings that feature three recesses filled with red and blue inlays. Each fibula is equipped with a catch plate and a pin on the back for fastening.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s and Ex. Christie’s, The Leo Mildenberg collection of Ancient animals, 26 Oct. 2004, lot 108 (frog).
Size: 26-37mm x 18-22mm; Weight: 20g
226 ROMAN ENAMELLED BRONZE FROG FIBULA
Ca. 2nd - 3rd century AD
Starting Price: £200
A frog-shaped fibula with an elongated, flat-section body tapering towards the back. The upper part in- cludes two recessed compartments for inlays. Within these compartments are additional circular holes, three per section, intended for small inlays. The head is detailed with eye sockets and undulating incised lines. The four limbs extend from the sides of the body. The reverse contains a hinge, pin, and catch plate. For similar see: The Morgan Library & Museum, Inventory number 2012.2:4. For similar see: The Morgan Library & Museum, Inventory number 2012.2:4.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 35mm x 23mm; Weight: 10g
227 EARLY SASANIAN GREEN GLASS FACET-CUT BOWL
Ca. AD 400 - 600
Starting Price: £5000
A green glass facet-cut bowl with a deep rounded form. The base is flattened and cut with two circles and the rim slightly thickened. The walls are decorated in three registers. The upper register has eighteen rectangular facets, the middle register has sixteen oval facets and the lower register has seventeen oval facets.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonhams 23 Oct. 2013, Lot 74. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 100mm x 65mm; Weight: 155g
228 MEROVINGIAN PERIOD GLASS BEAKER
Ca. AD 475 - 550
Starting Price: £2000
A cone-shaped beaker made of pale green glass. The body is decorated with a horizontal spiral on the upper part of the body below the rim. It has a flat base.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Bonham’s, New Bond street, Sale 16777, 29 April 2009, Lot 102. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 255mm x 60mm; Weight: 125g
229
SASANIAN GLASS VESSEL WITH APPLIED DISCS
Ca. AD 400 - 600
Starting Price: £400
An aubergine coloured glass vessel with a piriform body standing on a disc foot. The vessel has a thin neck with a pronounced flared rim. The body is decorated with applied discs arranged in two alternating rows. A small loop handle connects the shoulder to the rim.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s 12 Dec. 2002, lot 4342.
Size: 85mm x 55mm; Weight: 35g
233 BYZANTINE GLASS FRAGMENT
Ca. AD 600 - 700
Starting Price: £200
A mould-pressed glass appliqué in pale yellow. It fea- tures a human bust in relief on both sides, with a large head displaying simplified facial features. A rectangular panel in front of the bust has Greek lettering.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 55mm x 40mm; Weight: 20g
230 ABBASID RIBBED GLASS JUG
Ca. AD 800 - 1000
Starting Price: £200
An Abbasid green glass jug with pear shaped body and a narrow, short neck that is connected to a short, flared rim. The body is embellished with a ribbed pattern. The jug has a tubular handle between the rim and the shoulders of the vessel, upon the top of the handle is a spherical thumb rest.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Thier-
ry De Maigret, 17 April 2010, Lot 39.
Size: 95mm x 60mm; Weight: 100g
231
COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE SANDWICH GOLD GLASS TILES
Ca. AD 1000 - 1200
Starting Price: £3000
A collection of four square sandwich glass tiles featur- ing gold and black geometric motifs. They have a cen- tral pattern with triangles surrounded by a white frame.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s Sales catalogue information: Christie’s 27/04/2004. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 85-90mm x 85-90mm; Weight: 460g
232 BYZANTINE GOLD SANDWICH GLASS TILE
Ca. AD 1000 - 1200
Starting Price: £800
A square sandwich glass tile featuring geometric motifs in gold and black. The central pattern is triangles, all encased within a white frame.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 100mm x 90mm; Weight: 150g
234 GREEK POTTERY SHOE
Ca. BC 300
Starting Price: £100
A hollow pottery model of a shoe made from red clay.
It features a flat sole and a slightly pointed toe box.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Medusa Ancient Art, 2006.
Size: 110mm x 45mm; Weight: 95g
235
MEDIEVAL INSCRIBED BANDS FROM A RELIQUARY SHRINE
Starting Price: £2000
German, Rhineland or Valley of the Meuse, Ca. AD 1200
A pair of inscribed bands from a reliquary shrine. They are partially gilded and have champlevé enam- elled copper. Inscribed: DISCE FIDEM PATRUM and SPEM MORE. Exhibited: Zurich, Kunsthaus, E and M Kofler-Truniger Collection, 1964, no. 842; Kansas City, Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Medieval enamels and sculptures from the Keir Collection, 1983, no. 13. Lit- erature: Sammlung E. und M. Kofler-Truniger, Luzern, exhib. cat. Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, 1964, p. 93, no. 842; H. Schnitzler, P. Bloch and C. Ratton, Email, Goldschmiede- und Metallarbeiten. Europäisches Mit- telalter, Sammlung E. und M. Kofler-Truniger, Luzern, Lucerne/ Stuttgart, 1965, vol. II, E36, pl. 36; M. Stok- stad, Medieval enamels and sculptures from the Keir Collection, exhib. cat. Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, 1983, no. 8.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sotheby’s European Sculpture & Works of Art: Medieval to Modern, London, 03 Jul 2012, L12230, LOT 17. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register da- tabase and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 110-240mm x 45607mm; Weight: 70g
236 COLLECTION OF MINAI OVERGLAZE-PAINTED POTTERY SHERDS
Ca. AD 1100 - 1200
Starting Price: £1000
A collection of three Minai pottery sherds, each paint- ed with polychrome and gilt overglaze. The first and third fragments from the left depict a seated ruler at- tended by figures. Whilst the second fragment shows two seated figures with a lamp hanging between them.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; acquired from Jacques Carre by the present owner in 2009. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register da- tabase and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 95-139mm x 25-30mm; Weight: 345g
Starting Price: £3000
Egypt, Ca. AD 1300 - 1400
A sgraffito dish of rounded form resting on a flat base. The ochre glaze is decorated with incised lines in brown, black, and yellow glaze. The central roundel is surrounded by a radiating pattern of interlacing brown strapwork. It has black palmettes, half-star patterns and roundels filling the space. The border is adorned with reciprocal triangles, while the underside is plain except for a large incised black-glazed blazon. A number of other sgraffito pottery fragments have the same blazon, one in the Islamic Museum, Cairo (La Céramique Égyptienne de l’epoque musulmane, Basel, 1922, pl.142), another in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait (LNS 964 Ca; Oliver Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands, the al-Sabah Collection, London, 2004, pp.413-4), one in the Keir Collection (Ernst J. Grube, Islamic Pottery of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century in the Keir Collection, London, 1976, no.234, p.285), two in Berlin (David Alexander, Furusiyya, exhibition catalogue, volume 2, Riyadh, 1996, p.81), and further examples in the Islamic Museum in Cairo and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (L. A. Mayer, Saracenic Heraldry, Oxford, 1999 reprint, pl.XII). A number of other sgraffito pottery fragments have the same blazon, one in the Islamic Museum, Cairo (La Céramique Égyptienne de l’epoque musulmane, Basel, 1922, pl.142), another in the al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait (LNS 964 Ca; Oliver Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands, the al-Sabah Collection, London, 2004, pp.413-4), one in the Keir Collection (Ernst J. Grube, Islamic Pottery of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century in the Keir Collection, London, 1976, no.234, p.285), two in Berlin (David Alexander, Furusiyya, exhibition catalogue, volume 2, Riyadh, 1996, p.81), and further examples in the Islamic Museum in Cairo and in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (L. A. Mayer, Saracenic Heraldry, Oxford, 1999 reprint, pl.XII).
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie’s Art of the Islamic and Indian world, 23 Oct. 2007, lot 77. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. Size: 195mm x 35mm; Weight: 495g
238 MAMLUK POTTERY
FRAGMENTS
Egypt, Ca. AD 1300 - 1500
Starting Price: £1000
A collection of three pottery fragments. The first fragment on the left depicts stylised foliate patterns. The second fragment is from a bowl with a partial roundel containing the Arms Bearer’s Arms. The third fragment has blue and white decoration. The fourth fragment of irregular circular form. It is made from red earthenware and is incised in yellow and brown glaze with a roun- del bearing a cup. The base has some remains of glaze. Exhibited in the Austrian Summer Exhibition 2007 and published in the catalogue Kreuzritter Exhibition at Schallaburg, Austria, 2007 p. 242/ 243. Exhibited in the Austrian Summer Exhibition 2007 and published in the catalogue Kreuzritter Exhibition at Schallaburg, Austria, 2007 p. 242/ 243.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; acquired from Jacques Carre by the present owner in 2009; Ex. Bonhams sale 18801, 05 April 2011, lot 98; Ex. Collection Barillet, sold by Annie Kevorkian Palais des congres, Paris, September 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 60-150mm x 22-150mm; Weight: 975g
239 MAMLUK POTTERY FRAGMENTS
Egypt, Ca. 15th Century AD
Starting Price:
£500
A pair of pottery bowl fragments. The first fragment features a splayed foot and a wide flaring rim, incised through a mustard slip and embellished in manganese brown. The central roundel displays the Cupbearer’s Arms, while the rim is adorned with a band of inscription interspersed with shield motifs. The second fragment features a rounded form resting on a tall foot, incised through a green ground and embellished with manganese purple. This bowl also has a central roundel surrounded by radiating lines, with the panels between featuring circle and diamond motifs. For similar see: Museum with no frontiers, Discovering Islamic art, Museum Inventory Number: 5146
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 165-220mm x 90-95mm; Weight: 1.27kg
240 INDIAN WATERCOLOUR DEPICTING SHIVA
Starting Price: £500
Provincial Mughal, possibly Bengal, second half of the 18th century AD
A gouache and gold painting on paper mounted on an album page. The composition shows Parvati enthroned on a lotus petal cushion above Shiva within a garden pavilion. Hindu deities are gathered before her and two female attendants are waving fans. A tantric maze occupies the foreground. The verso depicts a study of a cypress tree bordered and undulating floral gilt motifs on an orange background, framed by a plain outer border.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 580mm x 450mm; Weight: 2.2kg
241 PRE-COLUMBIAN CERAMIC BOTTLE IN THE FORM OF EXOTIC FRUIT
Moche, Peru, Ca. 650 BC
Starting Price: £400
A ceramic vessel with a globular body adorned with small knots and a wide mouth.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Galerie D&V ARCHEOLOGIE.
Size: 185mm x 130mm; Weight: 490g
242 HELLENISTIC OR LATER GLAZED TERRACOTTA TRAY
Ca. 300 BC or later
Starting Price: £500
A rectangular black glazed terracotta tray with a shal- low central basin with rounded corners. On the two shorter sides, there is a moulded decoration consisting of stylised geometric motifs. The black glaze is uniform and covers the entire surface of the tray.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 320mm x 170mm; Weight: 675g
243 BRONZE LOTUS FLOWER INCENSE BURNER
Ca. 19th Century AD
Starting Price: £200
A bronze lotus-shaped incense burner featuring a lotus bud at the top. The petals of the lotus are detailed and meticulously carved, creating a symmetrical form. This part can be opened and closed by turning the lotus bud clockwise to secure it and anticlockwise to reveal the interior. The base of the incense burner is adorned with repeated horizontal bands encircling the lower section of the cup. These decorative bands incorporate small, repeating patterns. The lower base is further em- bellished with intricate carvings, forming a decorative stepped plinth that supports the entire structure. This base culminates in a flat tortoise, which rests at the very bottom.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 115mm x 70mm; Weight: 425g
244 MESOPOTAMIAN STONE CARVED STONE DUCK-SHAPED
Ca. 2000 - 1000 BC
Starting Price: £300
An elegant weight carved from a brown stone and de- picting an abstract rendering of a sleeping duck, with the duck’s long beaked head turned back 180 degrees and resting upon its body.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 55mm x 25mm; Weight: 25g
245 MESOPOTAMIAN
SILVER HAIR RING WITH CUNEIFORM INSCRIPTION
Ca. 700 BC
Starting Price: £500
A silver hair ring with tubular section inscribed with cuneiform characters.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: D:16.31mm / US: 5 3/4 / UK: L; Weight: 20g
246 HAN DYNASTY GROUP OF TERRACOTTA RABBITS
Ca. 206 BC - AD 220
Starting Price: £500
A group of terracotta figurines of rabbits, detailed in a naturalistic manner, depicted in varying positions.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 115-170mm x 50-165mm; Weight: 1.6Kg
247 TANG DYNASTY BRONZE MINIATURE DOUBLE COMB
Ca. AD 618 - 907
Starting Price: £2000
A double iron and bronze comb. The openwork handle is made in lapis lazuli. This piece is accompanied by a modern custom-made stand.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Ben Janssens 20 March 2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 85mm x 35mm; Weight: 25g
248 HOI AN HOARD VIETNAMESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR
Ca. AD 1400 - 1500
Starting Price: £200
A stoneware jar decorated with cobalt pigment under a clear glaze. The jar has a ring foot, a bulbous body, and a slightly rounded shoulder with a circular open- ing encircled by lotus petals. Below the petals are two horizontal bands, followed by alternating chrysanthe- mum and tendril motifs around the centre. Near the base are three abstract designs, possibly cloud scrolls. The bottom is unglazed. For similar see: National Mu- seum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession Number F1986.43. For similar see: National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession Number F1986.43.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 80mm x 70mm; Weight: 230g
250 QING DYNASTY JADEITE VESSEL
Ca. AD 1644 - 1912
Starting Price: £300
A Qing Dynasty opaque white jadeite with green veins vessel with large globular body seated on a short round foot; small everted rim.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 130mm x 50mm; Weight: 245g
251 JAPANESE IRON SHURIKEN - THROWING STAR
Ca. AD 1800 - 1900
Starting Price: £200
A shuriken throwing star formed from two crossed arms
creating a cruciform shape. Each arm tapers evenly to a sharp point, with a gilded junction at the centre.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Fischer Auktionen 405W, 12 Sep 2009, Lot 461.
Size: 160mm x 160mm; Weight: 130g
252 EGYPTIAN NEOLITHIC FLINT KNIFE
Ca. 6000 - 5000 BC
Starting Price: £200
A ritual flint knife with a laurel leaf blade made of red flint with yellow veins. The blade was crafted using a common foliate technique, resulting in sharp edges and a uniquely complex shape.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 130mm x 60mm; Weight: 85g
253 NEOLITHIC STONE AXE HEAD
Ca. 5000 - 4000 BC
Starting Price: £200
A stone axe head crafted from pecked and polished stone, characterised by a broad and sharp cutting edge. The axe head features a flat butt.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 65mm x 45mm; Weight: 65g
254
NEAR EASTERN STONE MACE HEAD
Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC
Starting Price: £150
A globular mace-head made of red stone with white veins. It features a hollow central tube for attachment to a wooden handle.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sotheby’s, December 2002, sale number N07858, Lot 258.
Size: 55mm x 50mm; Weight: 215g
255
MESOPOTAMIAN RED STONE PIG-SHAPED AMULET
Ca. 3000 - 2500 BC
Starting Price: £100
A red stone amulet of a standing pig. It is depicted with an arched back and it’s head down. The head is decorated with more details than the rest of the body. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 143. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 143.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 46mm x 34mm; Weight: 12g
256
BACTRIAN NECKLACE WITH STONE, CARNELIAN AND GOLD BEADS
Ca. 1000 - 800 BC
Starting Price: £500
A necklace composed of gold, stone and carnelian beads restrung on a modern thread connected by the hook and loop system.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 440mm x 5mm; Weight: 20g
257 BACTRIAN STONE
BOWL
Ca. 2000 - 1000 BC
Starting Price: £500
A large, finely carved stone bowl with natural veining throughout. The bowl features a flat base and high, nearly vertical walls that transition directly into a smooth, even rim.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 105mm x 70mm; Weight: 315g
258 NEOLITHIC SWEDISH AXE HEAD
Ca. 4000 - 3000 BC
Starting Price: £1000
A head of an axe with a carinated body in black stone extremely polished. On side A there is a recurve upward blade and on side B a long tubular hammer.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 240mm x 70mm; Weight: 660g.
259 SUMERIAN GOLD COILED RING
Ca. 2100 - 1800 BC
Starting Price: £200
A gold ring composed of a wide band that wraps around in a spiral configuration, forming an overlapping structure. The surface of the gold exhibits a smooth yet slightly textured finish. Along the length of the band, parallel linear impressions are present, creat- ing a repetitive pattern of fine ridges. These are situated symmetrically along the central axis of the band. The edges of the ring display subtle undulations.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
Size: 30mm x 30mm; Weight: 2g
260 EARLY BRONZE AGE CEREMONIAL AXE HEAD
Ca. 3000 - 2000 BC
Starting Price: £3000
A ceremonial bronze axe head with a gold inlay panel along the bottom edge featuring five rounded peaks. The axe has a slender socket, an arched blade that flares to the cutting edge and a circular perforation at the midsection.
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Size: 150mm x 65mm; Weight: 180g
261 EXTRAORDINARY CENTRAL ASIAN / INDIAN SOLID GOLD BEAKER 696 GRAMS / 23 CARATSXRF TESTED
Ca. 200 BC - 300 AD or Later
Starting Price: £20000
A stunning 23.9 ct cylindrical solid gold beaker possi- bly Central Asian or Indian with slightly flaring sides. The rim is incised with a later script in ancient lan- guage, possibly Ancient Brahmi. Solid gold cup of amazing craftsmanship and intrinsic value (nearly £50,000 in metal value)!
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Publications / Reports: This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 130mm x 80mm; Weight: 690g
