Auction 005 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART & MILITARIA - DAY 1
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jul 13, 2024
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LOT 191:
EGYPTIAN RED CARNELIAN HIPPOPOTAMUS AMULET
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Sold for: £600
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£300 - £600
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EGYPTIAN RED CARNELIAN HIPPOPOTAMUS AMULET
Ca. 2055 - 1790 BCAn Egyptian carnelian hippopotamus-shaped amulet carved with stylised details. The animal features a large body with three vertical lines representing the folds of its skin, a long and heavy muzzle that touches the ground and raised triangular ears. The amulet has a round hoop at the top of the back. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number 23.2.30.Size: 20mm x 15mm; Weight: 1.6gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.
