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n° 341
Titre : An Egyptian turquoise glazed faience ring with aegis of Nephthys
Provenance : Provenance:
E. Leu collection, Zurich, formed 1950s-1960s.
with Asian and Egyptian Art, Dr Robert Bigler, Zurich.
Arnold Meijer collection, the Netherlands, acquired from the above November 2004.
The inside of the shank bears an old label with inventory number 264.
Published:
C.A.R. Andrews and J. van Dijk,
Objects for Eternity, Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, p. 111, no. 2.24.
Exhibited:
APM, Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, 17 November 2006-25 March 2007.
Nephthys, identified by the hieroglyph for her name on her head, is seldom found on these rings: only one published example is known, in the Cleveland Museum of Art (L.M. Berman (ed.),
Catalogue of Egyptian Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999, no. 216).Notes : This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: *
Condition report : The ring is repaired from large fragments, with three breaklines visible on the hoop, with yellowish modern glue visible along the breaklines. The Nephthys bust has also likely been reattached, as there is a hairline crack visible running along the surface where the bust meets the hoop, though there is no glue visible like with the other breaklines. There is some shallow loss behind the bust above the hoop, where the glazed surface is gone and a creamy white surface is visible.
The exterior surface of the ring beneath the lotus flower beneath the bust of Nephthys is worn and a lighter colour; the glaze is rougher in this area. This same discoloured surface is visible alongside one edge of the ring, the top of the goddess's headdress, her uraeus, and the outer edges of her aegis. With minor pitting and other wear overall.
There is an old paper collection label visible on the interior, reading '264.' in ink.Bonhams, Salle de vente
, London, UK
🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
Titre de la vente : Antiquities
Date de la vente : 06/07/2023
🔓Accès libre sans carte bancaire.
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: Live Sale
