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Egyptian Head of Baubo, Roman Period, 150-200 AD
Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #820092
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Ostracon Ancient Art
Zurich, Switzerland
$ 380
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Sizeable terracotta head of the childbearing Baubo. The head with large eyes, a fleshy nose and purse lips.
The rich hairdo reworked with the modeling stick and topped by a heavy floral wreath. The earlobes with large piercing holes.
For the same head cf. lot no. 261 in: E. Bayer-Niemeier. Griechisch-Römische Terrakotten. 1988.
Baubo was the patroness of childbirth and was depicted in a squatting pose.
Terracotta.
Egyptian, Roman Period, 150-200 AD.
H. 8.6 cm (3.4 in), H. with stand 16 cm ... Click for details
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Egyptian Head of Harpokrates, 2nd/1st Century BC
Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian Pre AD 1000: item #820089
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Ostracon Ancient Art
Zurich, Switzerland
$ 320
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Superb depiction of the child Horus with two fingers to his lips.
The face with neatly designed eyelids, aquiline nose and purse lips.
The exaggeratedly high forehead and the tiny perforations on the cheeks confer the head a devilish air; also the bovine ear on the right.
Terracotta.
Egyptian, 2nd/1st Century BC.
H. 4.1 cm (1.6 in), H. with stand 10.5 cm (4.1 in).
Superb modeling with indicated fingernails and irises. High quality red wash around the face slightly worn.
Art market.
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Egyptian Wooden Shabti, 19th Dynasty, 1293-1185 BC
Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Wood Pre AD 1000: item #820087
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Ostracon Ancient Art
Zurich, Switzerland
$ 650
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Tarred mummyform figurine with distinct features wearing a tripartite wig. The crossed arms with well delineated hands.
Down the belly traces of faded yellow inscription inside a rectangular register. The hieroglyph HTP is discernible on the bottom.
Tarred wood.
Egyptian, 19th Dynasty, 1293-1185 BC.
H. 21.5 cm (8.5 in).
Good quality and condition. The slender figurine with missing feet. Surface abraded in places. Hieroglyphs faded.
Swiss art market.
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Egyptian Wood Mask, Late Period, 712-332 BC
Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Wood Pre AD 1000: item #820081
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Ostracon Ancient Art
Zurich, Switzerland
$ 4800
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Polychrome wood mask and upper headcloth from an anthropoid coffin.
The light red-brown face with a serene smile, the large eyes rendered with cosmetic lines. Eyes and eyebrows painted black, the striated headdress enhanced yellow and green.
Wood.
Egyptian, Late Period, 712-332 BC.
H. 27 cm (10.6 in), H. with stand 37 cm (14.5 in).
Stucco coat damaged in places. Several pegs at rear for attachment to the mummy coffin’s lid.
Swiss art market.
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