Auction 001 Part 1
Ancient Art, Antiquities
By TimeLine Auction Limited
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Mar 5, 2024
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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Egyptian (Lots 1-30)
- Greek (Lots 31-99)
- Roman (Lots 100-202)
- Byzantine (Lots 203-224)
- Western Asiatic (Lots 225-280)
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- Western Asiatic (Lots 281-295)
- Arms & Armour (Lots 296-314)
- Stone, Bronze and Iron Age (Lots 315-370)
- Viking, Saxon and Germanic (Lots 371-402)
- Medieval (Lots 403-433)
- Post Medieval (Lots 434-438)
- Natural History (Lots 439-450)
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LOT 28:
Egyptian Early Dynastic Gneiss Bowl
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Start price:
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2,600
Estimated price :
£3,000 - £4,000
Buyer's Premium: 36%
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Egyptian Early Dynastic Gneiss Bowl
2nd-3rd Dynasty, 2860-2640 B.C. Material also known as 'Chephren Diorite' carved with a flattened base and flaring, slightly convex sides with inward curving rim bevelled on the inside, single groove encircling the tondo; repaired. Cf. Flinders Petrie, W. M., Stone and Metal Vases, Warminster, 1977, pl XXII, nos. 378-9, for similar; Guidotti, M.C., Vasi dall?epoca protodinastica al Nuovo Regno, Museo Egizio di Firenze, Rome, 1991, p.79 (inv. no.3541), for a a comparable example with the same interior detailing of the rim. 1.4 kg, 22 cm wide (8 5/8 in.).
with Sotheby's, 17 December 1997, no.34.Ex Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 1998.Ex AS collection, London, UK.Accompanied by a copy of the Rupert Wace Ancient Art invoice.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12129-214106.
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