Auction 159 – 4 - 8 June 2024
Greek, Roman, Egyptian & Other Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
Part 1: Tu, 04.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 2: We, 05.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Th, 06.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 07.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Sa, 08.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.
Part 2: We, 05.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Th, 06.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 07.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Sa, 08.06.2024, from 1:00 PM CEST
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Description
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1504-1452 B.C. With impressed hieroglyphs on all four faces, two sides giving the throne name of Thutmose III (Men-kheper-Re), the others mentioning the god Amun. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, London, 1917, pl. XXVII, no.57, for a similar block bead. 1.1 grams, 12 mm (1/2 in.).
From the old collection of Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880. Ex Gaston Maspero archaeological fund. Property of a French collector.
Thutmose III was a renowned warrior king widely revered even centuries after his reign.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 340 GBP |
| Starting price | 5 GBP |
| Estimate | 600 GBP |
The auction is closed.
