Auction 11
FINE ANCIENT ART - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Dec 15, 2024
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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LOT 3:
RARE EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF PHARAOH
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Sold for: £38,000
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20,000
Estimated price :
£30,000 - £60,000
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RARE EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF PHARAOH
Third Intermediate Period, XXVth Dynasty 747-653 BC.A black granite head of a sphynx of a pharaoh of the XXVth Dynasty, probably Taharqa (690-971 BC). The pharaoh's face presents defined and elegant facial features, almond-shaped eyes, full lips, a prominent nose, and a contemplative expression. He wears the nemes headdress with a frontal uraeus cobra. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.Size: 130mm x 120mm; Weight: 2.25kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Jack Josephson private collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
