Auction 16 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Saturday, Mar 29, 13:00
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery auction. Commencing on the 29th of March at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 24th ? 28th March 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping.
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LOT 47:
EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS POTTERY POT AND ROMANO-EGYPTIAN POTTERY HARPOCRATES STATUETTE
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£
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Estimated price :
£1,500 - £3,500
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EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS POTTERY POT AND ROMANO-EGYPTIAN POTTERY HARPOCRATES STATUETTE
New Kingdom, 18th - 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1550 - 1070 BC (Papyrus pot), Roman Period, Ca. 100 BC - AD 100 (Harpocrates). A mould-formed pottery papyrus pot with raised petal-like motifs encircling the base and two slender branches extending downward, each adorned with delicate petals. A pierced ring handle is present on the side. Accompanying the vessel is Harpocrates statuette, depicted in a relaxed pose and with a finger to his lips.For similar see: The Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Inventory number 84.288.A. Exhibited: The Lily Place Collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art from 1928 to 1958 and at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA) at California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023 (Papyrus pot). The Minneapolis Museum of Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) (Harpocrates).Size: 80-100mm x 35-40mm; Weight: 115gProvenance: (left) Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Exhibited in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.087.1998; Ex. Superior Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1976; Ex. L. Blumka collection, 1958; Ex. Minneapolis Institute of Art, bequeathed by Ms. Lily Place, 1928, ref. no. 28.189; Ex. Cairo Suq, Cairo, Egypt. (right) Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; Ex. Superior Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1976; Ex. L. Blumka collection, purchased in 1958; Ex. Minneapolis Institute of Art from 1928 to 1958, bequeathed by Ms. Lily Place, 1928, ref. nos. 28.24.162 and 25.327; Ex. Cairo Suq, Egypt; Published in "Temple, Tomb, and Dwelling", fig. 78b. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
