About the lot N° 160
Title : A Large Polyhedral Egyptian Bronze Die Or Weight
Size : greatest width: 1 3/8” (3.5 cm)Provenance : The John J. Slocum Collection - Newport, RI
Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, London in 1997.Condition report : Very good.Ancient Objects, auctioneer
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Sale title : Classical Antiquities - Early Hindu & Asian Art - Paintings - Natural History, etc.
Sale date : 15 Oct 2017
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
