Auction 19
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Sunday, Jun 8, 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 - 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 44:
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HORUS AMULET
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£750 - £1,500
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE HORUS AMULET
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A turquoise faience amulet of Horus depicted standing on a rectangular base with arms held straight at his sides. The god is shown with a striated tripartite wig and a falcon head with a sharp beak. He wears a short kilt with vertical folds, and a back pillar extends the full height of the figure. Pierced horizontally through the back 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 Louvre Museum, Main number: E 19784, Entry number: MG 2285.Size: 71.4mm x 28.3mm; Weight: 16.6gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
