Auction 16 Part 1
FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Saturday, Mar 29, 1:00 PM
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 37:
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE THOTH AMULET
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE THOTH AMULET
Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A pale blue glazed faience amulet of Thoth, depicted in a striding pose with arms held close to the body. The figure has the characteristic ibis head with a long, curved beak and wears a striated tripartite wig. The torso is bare, and a knee-length kilt with vertical pleats encircles his waist. The figure stands on an integral rectangular base and is supported by a flat dorsal pillar, pierced near the top for suspension. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA65342, EA64606.Size: 40mm x 15mm; Weight: 3.63gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.
