Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. Six Egyptian Gold Flies & Silver Cylinder Bead 2.2 G, 2012

Descripción : Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 1550 to 1070 BCE. Six beautiful gold sheet amulets in the form of flies, as well as a stamped gilt silver cylinder bead. All of the gold for the insects ranges from 56-63% purity (roughly 14-15 karat), and is repousse, folded over at the loop so that they have texture on both sides. Golden flies were given out as military honors, as the ones that formed part of an official's usekh-collar on display in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo (CG 52677). Famously, Queen Ahhotep I was buried with some for her military service. Size of each fly: 0.6 W (1.5 cm), total weight of all pieces: 2.2 grams Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA, (bees) ex-Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 277-280 - Ancient Objects, Coins, and Medals (February 8-11, 2012, part of lot 1577), ex-private old English collection 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #140043
Precio: 747.00 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
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