FINE ANCIENT ART & ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
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Lot no. 452
EGYPTIAN GRANODIORITE HEAD OF THE GOD AMUN WITH THE FEATURES OF KING TUTANKHAMUN. Late 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1336 - 1295 BC. 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. 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. Size: 145mm x 140mm; Weight: 4.05kg. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sycomore Ancient Art 2002. 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. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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Lot no. 453
EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE VOTIVE STELA OF THE PRIEST DJEHUTYMOSE DEDICATED TO PTAH AND SEKHMET. Third Intermediate Period, XXII Dynasty Ca. 1068-525 BC . A rectangular sandstone stele with a domed top, finely carved. The composition presents the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet standing in profile to the right, wearing a tripartite wig and a sun disk. She faces the god Ptah, who is partially preserved, holding a was-sceptre. The Horizontal hieroglyphic inscription atop the god reads: "Ptah Lord of Maat, chief of the gods". In front of the goddess Sekhmet, two columns of hieroglyphic text read: “Sekhmet the Great, beloved of Ptah, Mistress of the Sky, Mistress of all Gods.” In the second register, on the right side, Djehutymose is kneeling in adoration gesture, leftward. In front of him, six column of hieroglyphic text reads from left to tight: 'Give adotations to Ptah beautiful of face, kiss the ground for Sekhmet Lady of the Two Lans by the Uab-priest chief of the altar in the temple of Ptah Djehutymose' (he say): 'Adorations ti thee father of the gosd, who rised the sky, who created the heart. May give you to me life, prosperity, health...'. A modern suspension perforation is drilled through the upper section.Size: 510mm x 335mm; Weight: 12.7kgProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market in the 1990s.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 item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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Lot no. 458
LARGE EGYPTIAN GRANITE FUNERARY STELA OF THE LECTOR-PRIEST BAKY AND HIS WIFE RUIU. New Kingdom, XVIIIth Dynasty reign of Thutmose III, Ca. 1504-1450 BC . A very rare black granite round topped funerary stela of the ' third lector-priest, pure of hands in the temple of Montu ', 'Overseer of the priests of Montu' Baky and his wife "the mistress of the house" Ruiu. The stela is divided into two registers: in the lunette, on the right - Baky and Ruiu are seated in front of an offerings table with food, on the left of which is a standing man in a consecration gesture: he is her son the third lector-priest Samontu. The second register presents a similar scene, unfortunately, the surface of the stela is worn. On the right, Baky and Ruiu are seated in front of an offering table. On the other side, another couple's son Djehuty is depicted in a consecration gesture. The vertical text behind him, James another son: Menkheperre-seneb. This anthtoponym, basilophore formed with the prenome of the great pharaoh Thutmosis III, helps to date the stela with certain precision. In the lower portion of the stela in the right are still visible the beginning of the remains of a hieroglyphic text in three lines a with the hetep di nesut formula: ' A boon which king gives to Montu......priests.....(may) they give invocation offering of bread and beer oxen and fowl..." For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA561. Size: 660mm x 450mm; Weight: over 25kg Provenance: London collection, acquired on the UK art market; Ex. Mayfair collection, acquired from an Ancient Art gallery; Ex. German art market; Ex. Hamburg private estate collection Germany, acquired in Switzerland in the 1970s.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 item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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Lot no. 462
EGYPTIAN IVORY AND WOOD COSMETIC VESSEL IN THE FORM OF A GRASSHOPPER. Late 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1350 - 1340 BC. A cosmetic container carved in the form of a grasshopper with a segmented body and upper wings made from painted ivory. The head is inset with black eyes and the lower wings are rendered in wood. The wings swing outward to reveal a small oval cavity hollowed into the body intended to hold kohl or perfume. The upper wings are decorated with a subtle checkerboard pattern. Previously part of the Guennol Collection, this collection also included the Guennol Lioness, the most expensive ancient object ever sold at auction ($57.2 million at Sotheby's). Size: 21.9mm x 88mm; Weight: 19.7g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired on the US art market, 2007 from Merrin gallery (original invoice to accompany the purchase); Ex. Collections: Howard Carter, London; Joseph Brummer, New York; Guennol Collection, New York; Private Collection, USA. exibited: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1969; ex. The Brooklyn Museum Bulletin, X.1, 1948. Originally sold for 1.2 million USD, original invoice to accompany the item. Published: The Brooklyn Museum Bulletin, X.1, 1948, pp. 1ff., figs 1-4, ill. Cover. Aldred, “New Kingdom Art in Ancient Egypt Durnig the Eighteenth Dynasty: “1590-1315 BC”., London, 1951, no 97; C. Singer, E.J. Holmyard, and A.R. Hall, EDS., “A History of Technology. Exhibited: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1969; The Guennol Collection: Cabinet of Wonders at the Brooklyn Museum of art, February 25- May 7, 2000; On exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum from 1948 - 2002. Accompanied by an Ivory Act 2018 certificate. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with an Art Loss Letter - Search no. S00259386.
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Lot no. 469
EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FUNERARY OFFERING TABLE OF THE LADY MERET-TETI. Old Kingdom, VI Dynasty, reign of king Teti Ca. 2345-2333 BC. A rectangular limestone offering table with a raised outer border and recessed central basin, carved in low relief with an image of piled offerings beneath a curved arch. The composition includes stylised representations of food items such as bread loaves, rendered within the central niche. A broad spout extends from the lower edge, flanked by incised channels to guide the flow of libations. Hieroglyphic inscriptions ('hetep di nesut formula ') are incised, in crude style, along the vertical and horizontal margins, invoking offering formulas for the sustenance of the deceased, a woman called Meret-Teti. This female anthroponym basilophorus, formed with the name of king Teti (Ca. 2345 - 2333 BC), first ruler of VIth Dynasty, suggests a dating for this offering table to the reign of this sovereign.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 15.3.1150.Size: 420mm x 350mm; Weight: 22.03kgProvenance: Private London collection; acquired on the US art market; Ex. Paul S. Forbes collection, Maryland, acquired in the 1970s from David Liebert, Time Machine, NYC.; Ex. Harmer Rooke Galleries, NYC.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.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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