NEW KINGDOM (1550-1070 B.C.)
Details
A blue glazed composition gaming piece
New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.)
Of conical form with knobbed top and spiral decoration in a dark glaze; another with greenish turquoise glaze; another, turquoise glazed, mounted; a similarly glazed gaming piece of spool form with concave sides; a greenish turquoise glassy 'faience' concial gaming piece, the top decorated with an inverted lotus flower, all New Kingdom, 1¾in. (4.3cm.) high max.; and a steatite cube die marked with concentric circles, Roman period, 1in. (2.4cm.) sq. (6)
New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.)
Of conical form with knobbed top and spiral decoration in a dark glaze; another with greenish turquoise glaze; another, turquoise glazed, mounted; a similarly glazed gaming piece of spool form with concave sides; a greenish turquoise glassy 'faience' concial gaming piece, the top decorated with an inverted lotus flower, all New Kingdom, 1¾in. (4.3cm.) high max.; and a steatite cube die marked with concentric circles, Roman period, 1in. (2.4cm.) sq. (6)
Provenance
Item two: bought by Edward Towry-Whyte in 1922, from the MacGregor Collection.
Item three: from Thebes. Bought by Sir William Palin Elderton at Sotheby's, 28 July 1937, from the Hilton Price Collection.
Item four: probably from Thebes. Bought by Sir William Palin Elderton in 1937.
Item five: bought by Edward Towry-Whyte in 1922, from the MacGregor Collection.
Item six: bought by Sir William Palin Elderton at Sotheby's, 28 July 1937, part of lot 160, from the Hilton Price Collection.
Item three: from Thebes. Bought by Sir William Palin Elderton at Sotheby's, 28 July 1937, from the Hilton Price Collection.
Item four: probably from Thebes. Bought by Sir William Palin Elderton in 1937.
Item five: bought by Edward Towry-Whyte in 1922, from the MacGregor Collection.
Item six: bought by Sir William Palin Elderton at Sotheby's, 28 July 1937, part of lot 160, from the Hilton Price Collection.