Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Animals, 2004, VI, no. 21 a/b.
Animals, 2004, VI, no. 21 a/b.
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PROBABLY MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XII (2040-1783 B.C.)
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TWO EGYPTIAN MINIATURE STONE HIPPOPOTAMI AMULETS
PROBABLY MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XII (2040-1783 B.C.)
One in mottled jasper(?), standing, with bulbous eyes and nostrils, a ribbed suspension loop on its back; the other in turquoise, recumbent, pierced longitudinally
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) and 3/8 in. (0.9 cm) long respectively (2)
PROBABLY MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XII (2040-1783 B.C.)
One in mottled jasper(?), standing, with bulbous eyes and nostrils, a ribbed suspension loop on its back; the other in turquoise, recumbent, pierced longitudinally
¾ in. (1.9 cm.) and 3/8 in. (0.9 cm) long respectively (2)
Provenance
Item one: private collection, New York; Peter Sharrer, New York; Marianne Maspero, Paris: sold Sotheby's New York, 4 June 1998, part lot 58.
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