Auction 19
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Jun 8, 2025
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection sale. Commencing on the 8th of June at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases a spectacular array of antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 6000 BC to 1600 AD. 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. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOT 25:
EGYPTIAN STONE STOPPER WITH YOUNG SUN GOD
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Start price:
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3,000
Estimate :
£3,000 - £6,000
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EGYPTIAN STONE STOPPER WITH YOUNG SUN GOD
New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A slender, rare stone stopper with a statuette of Harpocrates. The finely detailed portrait depicts the nude upper body of a young sun god with delineated musculature and the characteristic sidelock of youth draped over his shoulder from a bald head. The overall physiognomy comprises small eyes, a broad nose, and prominent lips. The statuette is atop a column capital adorned with lotus leaves. According to the beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians, the sun god was born out of the Nun, the primaeval waters inside a blue lotus flower, which opened to reveal him on the first morning. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 70mm x 25mm; Weight: 40g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Naji Asfar private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
