Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
May 29, 2019
(Your local time)
United kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 738:
Egyptian Leaping Jackal Figure
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Start price:
£
3
Estimated price:
$100 - $140
Auction house commission:
30%
VAT: On commission only
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Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC
A wooden figure of the god Anubis in the form of a jackal, white gesso to the surface with facial details in black pigment; mounted on a custom-made stand. 19 grams, 64mm including stand (2 1/2"). Fair condition. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a South Australian gentleman; from his father's collection formed in the 1960s-2000s; thence by descent.
Literature
See Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 7If.
