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MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII (1991-1786 B.C.)
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AN EGYPTIAN IVORY BEAD
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII (1991-1786 B.C.)
The spherical bead incised with the hieroglyphs reading: Senwosre beloved of Sobk of Shedet (Crocodilopolis), ¾ in. (2 cm.) diam.; an Egyptian steatite stamp seal in the form of a crouching woman and child, the underside cut with a geometric motif and confronting birds, late Old Kingdom/Early 1st Intermediate Period, 7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) high; an Egyptian blue glass frog, sitting with head raised, bulbous eyes applied in red glass, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII (1550-1295 B.C.), 3/8 in. (1 cm.) high; a Phoenician black and white glass janiform head pendant, circa 8th-7th Century B.C., ¾ in. (2 cm.) high; a Roman bronze crossbow fibula, circa 2nd-5th Century A.D., 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long; a Roman pottery lamp, circa 1st Century A.D., 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long; a group of various bronze rings and figures and a large group of beads, various dates(a lot)
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII (1991-1786 B.C.)
The spherical bead incised with the hieroglyphs reading: Senwosre beloved of Sobk of Shedet (Crocodilopolis), ¾ in. (2 cm.) diam.; an Egyptian steatite stamp seal in the form of a crouching woman and child, the underside cut with a geometric motif and confronting birds, late Old Kingdom/Early 1st Intermediate Period, 7/8 in. (2.3 cm.) high; an Egyptian blue glass frog, sitting with head raised, bulbous eyes applied in red glass, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII (1550-1295 B.C.), 3/8 in. (1 cm.) high; a Phoenician black and white glass janiform head pendant, circa 8th-7th Century B.C., ¾ in. (2 cm.) high; a Roman bronze crossbow fibula, circa 2nd-5th Century A.D., 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long; a Roman pottery lamp, circa 1st Century A.D., 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) long; a group of various bronze rings and figures and a large group of beads, various dates(a lot)
Provenance
Property from a European deceased estate.Items one and two: sold Christie's London, 8 June 1988, lots 137 and 136 respectively.
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