PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.

Details

TWO EGYPTIAN IRIDESCENT BLUE GLASS MOURNING ISIS AMULETS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Each kneeling figure wearing a collar, a throne headdress, her hand to her head in mourning attitude
1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; gifted by Dr. Keimer in 1954-1955.

Exhibited

Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 107a.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Sale room notice

The illustration for lot 50 has been mis-labelled as lot 51 in the printed and online catalogue.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 147, no. 107a.

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