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This is the rating and price for Egyptian Faience Seated Ithyphallic Figure, 2018



Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A hand-built faience ithyphallic male figure shown seated upon an integral rectangular plinth. Nude and covered in powdery blue pigment, the figure presents with an upright posture while holding the head and upper shaft of his phallus inside a round-bottomed jar, perhaps meant to represent fertility or virility. He peers forward with almond-shaped eyes outlined in black beneath black brows and has a slender nose, full lips with indented corners, rounded cheeks, and a low-cropped coiffure above gently flared ears. Size: 1.5 W x 3.4 H (3.8 cm x 8.6 cm) Provenance: private Marysville, California, USA collection, purchased from Aphrodite Gallery auction, November 27, 2018, lot 8, ex-private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired in the mid-1970s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171119
Price: 1 012.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 1200 USD-1800 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 2
Title : Egyptian Faience Seated Ithyphallic Figure, Period : 2018
Condition report : Head reattached at neckline as shown. Small nicks and abrasions, with fading to pigment in scattered areas, minor softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Nice preservation to overall form and pigment in most areas.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Variety Auction | Ancient & Ethnographic Art
Sale date : 21 Apr 2022 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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