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| Auction Closes At: |
13:56:00 12/11/2024 |
| Time Remaining: |
Closed |
| Lot# & Name: |
589. Egyptian Stone Grotesque & Faience Ptah Heads (2) |
| Estimate: |
$800-$1,200 |
| Current High Bid: |
$1,600.00 |
| Auction Closed(Final Price) |
$1,600.00 |
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| Category: |
Antiquities
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| Sub Category: |
Egypt - Unspecified
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| Culture or Country: |
Alexandria, Egypt for stone head.
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| Period: |
Ptah is Late period, ca. 700 - 100 B.C. & Stone head is ca. 1st century B.C. - 1st century A.D.
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| Size: |
3/4”H. & 1”H. |
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| Description: |
Two different miniature heads, originally from figures including a well carved limestone grotesque head with exaggerated and very expressive facial features, jutting chin, open toothless mouth, recessed eyes, large ears and furrowed forehead. Bald head with only a single tuft of hair on the back of his head. A chip reattached in his neck, otherwise intact. Together with a blue-green glazed faience pottery head of Ptah, originally from a pendant amulet having an integral suspension loop on the back of his neck. Well defined facial features. Some minor scattered glaze chips, otherwise intact. Both are individually mounted on a custom base. |
| Provenance: |
Private California collection, ex old Chicago collection, pre-1970. |
| Shipping Fee: |
| National: |
$50.00 |
| International: |
$100.00 (This is approximate and for Postal Service. Prices may vary, especially for private carriers such as: FEDEX, UPS and BAX).
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Egyptian Stone Grotesque & Faience Ptah Heads (2)
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