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Auction 07 February 2023 GLYPTICS & ARCHAEOLOGY - Monte-Carlo

Bid on the lot list Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo : 07 February 2023 - <p>GLYPTIQUE &amp; ARCHEOLOGIE</p><p><br></p><p>Le mardi 7 Février à l'Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo</p><p><br></p><p>Partie 1 : 9h30</p><p>Partie 2 : 15h30</p><p><br></p><p>Exposition publique : </p><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">A l'Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo du samedi 4 au lundi 6 février de 10h à 13h et de 14h à 18h00&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo - Monte-Carlo

GLYPTICS & ARCHAEOLOGY

Tuesday 07 February 2023 - 09:30 (CET) - Live
10/12, quai Antoine 1er - 98000 Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Hôtel des ventes de Monte-Carlo
GLYPTICS & ARCHAEOLOGY
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Lot n° 1 

*SPINDLE-SHAPED WEIGHT in hematite L....

*SPINDLE-SHAPED WEIGHT in hematite L. 41 mm; thickness 12 mm; 16,74 grs Mesopotamia, 3rd millennium B.C. Provenance Former private collection of Mr. S.A., before 1991 Then by descent since 1998 A Mesopotamian hematite weight, 3rd millennium B.C. *For...

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Lot n° 2 

*BIRD-SHAPED WEIGHT on agate, in...

*BIRD-SHAPED WEIGHT on agate, in the shape of a duck. Dim. 22 x 13 mm ; 4,78 grs Mesopotamia, 2nd millennium B.C. Provenance Former collection of Mr S.A., before 1991 Then by descent since 1998 A Near-Eastern agate duck-shaped balance weight, 2nd millennium...

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Lot n° 3 

*AVIAN WEIGHT in hematite, carved...

*AVIAN WEIGHT in hematite, carved in the shape of a goose. Dim. 13 x 23 x 12 mm ; 8,31 grs Mesopotamia, 2nd millennium B.C. Provenance Former private collection of Mr S.A., before 1991 Then by descent since 1998 A Near-Eastern hematite duck-shaped...

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Lot n° 4 

AMULET IN THE SHAPE OF A DUCK in...

AMULET IN THE SHAPE OF A DUCK in amethyst, the plate engraved with a sphinge. Use of globular elements. Dim. 11 x 18 mm Neo-Assyrian art, 7th century B.C. A Neo-Assyrian amethyst duck-shaped stamp seal, the flat engraved with a sphinx facing left....

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Lot n° 5 

PEARL Blue glass paste with gadroons Diam....

PEARL Blue glass paste with gadroons Diam. 21 mm Egypt, late New Kingdom, 18th dynasty Provenance Former private collection of Mr. P., Monaco Appears in an inventory of 1982 Ex-sale HVMC, July 2019, lot 9 An Egyptian New-Kingdom blue glass paste bead,...

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Lot n° 6 

AMULET PENDANT CAT HEAD Turquoise...

AMULET PENDANT CAT HEAD Turquoise earthenware H. 25 mm Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period Provenance Former private collection of Mrs. V., established in the years 1960-1990 Ex-sale HVMC, July 2019, lot 40 An Egyptian faience head of a cat bead...

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Lot n° 7 

AMULET PENDANT WADJ Glass H. 60...

AMULET PENDANT WADJ Glass H. 60 mm Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 332-30 B.C. Parallel PETRIE, F., Amulets, pl. XI, d and g An Egyptian Ptolemaic blue glass Wadj amulet, circa 332-30 B.C.

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Lot n° 8 

SCARABOID SEAL in amethyst, the...

SCARABOID SEAL in amethyst, the plate engraved "P3-re-y Dim. 15 x 20 x 10 mm Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 19th-20th dynasty, 1295-1069 B.C. An Egyptian New-Kingdom amethyst scaraboid seal, the flat engraved with hieroglyphs, Dynasty 19th-20th, 1295-1069 B...

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Lot n° 9 

SCARABEE in feldspar, the reverse...

SCARABEE in feldspar, the reverse engraved with the eyes of Osiris surmounted by the ankh, itself surmounted by the symbol of gold in double by vertical symmetry and the red crown of Egypt. At the top, a papyrus column. Very beautiful execution. Dim....

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Lot n° 10 

AMULETTE in enamelled steatite,...

AMULETTE in enamelled steatite, showing fish on one side and glyphs on the other. Dim. 12 x 17 x 4 mm Egypt, New Kingdom, ca. 19th dynasty An Egyptian glazed steatite amulet engraved with pisces and glyph pattern, New-Kingdom, ca. Dynasty 19th

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Lot n° 11 

SCARABEE in blue enamelled steatite....

SCARABEE in blue enamelled steatite. The reverse side engraved with a hieroglyphic text. Dim. 12 x 19 x 9 mm Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th-19th dynasty An Egyptian New-Kingdom steatite glazed scarab, the flat engraved with a hieroglyphic inscription, Dynasty...

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Lot n° 12 

AMULETTE in enamelled steatite...

AMULETTE in enamelled steatite representing Thot baboon. Dim. 10 x 17 x 7 mm Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th-19th dynasty An Egyptian glazed steatite amulet figuring Thoth as a baboon. New-Kingdom, dynasty 18th-19th

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Lot n° 13 

LOT OF 6 AMULETS Glazed earthenware...

LOT OF 6 AMULETS Glazed earthenware and steatite; scarab, cartouche amulet with symbol, scarab with Apis bull, seal-cylinder, rectangular amulet with star and udjat eye. Dim min. 10 x 13 x 6 mm; dim max. 15 x 20 x 5 mm Egypt, Second Intermediate Period...

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Lot n° 14 

4 AMULETTES in stone and enamelled...

4 AMULETTES in stone and enamelled soapstone. One of which is a hemispherical bead with the cartouche of Amenhotep III "Neb-maat-ra". Dim min. 9 x 13 x 3 mm; Dim max. 13 x 18 x 8 mm Egypt, Second Intermediate Period-New Kingdom A group of 4 Egyptian...

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Lot n° 15 

*HEART-SHAPED AMULET "IB" ON CARNELIAN on...

*HEART-SHAPED AMULET "IB" ON CARNELIAN on carnelian, pierced. H. 12 mm Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 332-30 B.C. An Egyptian Ptolemaic period carnelian "ib" heart-amulet, 332-30 B.C. *For buyers from the European Union: This lot is sold under temporary...

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Lot n° 16 

SCARABEE in glazed steatite, the...

SCARABEE in glazed steatite, the reverse side showing a crocodile. We join a seal in earthenware engraved on the two faces of glyphs. 14x20x8 mm Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, Hyksos period An Egyptian Second IP glazed steatite scarab engraved with...

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Lot n° 17 

*LOT OF 4 AMULETS in earthenware,...

*LOT OF 4 AMULETS in earthenware, representing Egyptian deities. H. 20 to 30 mm Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period A lot of 4 Egyptian faience glazed amulets depicting divinities, Late to Ptolemaic period, 664-30 B.C. *For buyers from the European...

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Lot n° 18 

*LOT OF 3 AMULETS in turquoise...

*LOT OF 3 AMULETS in turquoise and steatite, representing two Egyptian deities and a quadruped. H. 23 mm Egypt, Late Period to Coptic period A lot of 3 Egyptian stone amulets depicting gods and a quadruped, Late to Coptic period *For buyers from the...

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Lot n° 19 

HEMISPHERIC SEAL in calcite, the...

HEMISPHERIC SEAL in calcite, the plate engraved with a round of stylized animals. Pierced through and through. 39 x 37 x 16 mm Djemdet Nasr, 3100-2900 B.C. A Djemdet Nasr calcite stamp seal, 3100-2900 B.C. The flat engraved with a round of stylized...

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Lot n° 20 

CYLINDER SEAL in hematite representing...

CYLINDER SEAL in hematite representing a scene on two registers. H. 23 mm Neo-Babylonian art, 6th century B.C. A Neo-Babylonian hematite cylinder seal figuring a scene in two registers, 6th century B.C.

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Lot n° 21 

SCARABEE on carnelian, pierced...

SCARABEE on carnelian, pierced through, the plate engraved with hieroglyphs. 9 x 14 x 7 mm Egyptian-Roman art, 1st century B.C. An Egypto-Roman carnelian engraved scarab. The flat side figuring hieroglyphs, 1st century B.C.

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Lot n° 22 

SCARABEE on amethyst and pierced...

SCARABEE on amethyst and pierced through. 11 x 15 x 7 mm Roman art, 1st century A Roman amethyst scarab, pierced lenghtwise, 1st century A.D.

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Lot n° 23 

FUNERARY SLAT Gold leaf worked...

FUNERARY SLAT Gold leaf worked in repoussé, with an inscribed text. We find this type of lamella called Orphic lamella, in the tombs of ancient Greece from the 5th century BC. These tablets, often made of gold, were intended to facilitate the way to...

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Lot n° 24 

FUNERARY SLAT Composed of a silver...

FUNERARY SLAT Composed of a silver leaf worked in repoussé with an inscribed text. We find this type of lamella called "Orphic lamella", in the tombs of ancient Greece from the 5th century BC. These tablets, often made of gold, were intended to facilitate...

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Lot n° 25 

*PHOENICIAN SEAL RING in gold,...

*PHOENICIAN SEAL RING in gold, the ring composed of a thick gold wire decorated with another rolled gold wire. The oval bezel made of a thin gold plate is set with a scaraboid seal on bluish chalcedony. The plate engraved with the winged kheper surmounted...

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Lot n° 26 

RARE FIBULA KNOWN AS "NAVICELLE in...

RARE FIBULA KNOWN AS "NAVICELLE in gold and granulations. Sanguisuga type, and characterized by a part in the form of a curved arch joining a thin flat rectangular part under which the pin is placed. On the surface of the gold, granulation decoration...

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Lot n° 27 

LARGE SWIVEL RING in gold set with...

LARGE SWIVEL RING in gold set with an enameled steatite beetle TDD 63 (US 9); scarab 11 x 16 x 7 mm; 23 grs Setting: 1940s-1950s in the style of ancient Egypt Gold scarab and bezel: Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th dynasty An Archaeological Egyptomania Art-Deco,...

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Lot n° 28 

RING solid gold, the oval bezel...

RING solid gold, the oval bezel engraved with an Isiac triad; featuring the busts of Isis, Horus and Nepthys. Egypt, Ptolemaic period, 4th century B.C. TDD 56 (US 8); 7,11 grs For a similar typology Gold signet ring with triad, Ptolemaic period, Musée...

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Lot n° 29 

PAIR OF GREEK EARRINGS in gold....

PAIR OF GREEK EARRINGS in gold. Each earring is composed of a disc with a protruding edge adorned with a beaded wire. The disc is covered with filigree reentrant spirals, in the center, rosettes decreasing in diameter and rising above each other. In the...

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Lot n° 30 

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Lot n° 31 

BRACELET WITH HEADS OF BELIERS In...

BRACELET WITH HEADS OF BELIERS In gold. With double spirals, formed by a gold plate ending at each end with a filigree decoration and heads of rams. Int. diameter 65 mm approx. ; 47 grs Hellenistic art, 4th-3rd century B.C. Provenance Former Feuardent...

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Lot n° 32 

ELEMENTS OF A FUNERAL CROWN in...

ELEMENTS OF A FUNERAL CROWN in gold (modern reassembly). In the form of semi-rigid laurel leaves, in 26 groups of 3 leaves. The long pointed leaves, made of hammered gold plates, all have a central edge and are welded together at the root (later reassembly...

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Lot n° 33 

RING in white gold, the ring formed...

RING in white gold, the ring formed by Greek columns set with brilliants and pave diamonds. The bezel is set with a large Greco-Persian sigil on chalcedony showing a Centaur galloping to the right. In the field lunar and solar stars. Use of globular elements. TDD...

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Lot n° 34 

*ARM BRACELET WITH SNAKE in gold,...

*ARM BRACELET WITH SNAKE in gold, formed by a flexible plate with 4 spirals, decorated in the middle part with a gold wire. The terminations on either side in the form of tail and head of the snake, the skin of the reptile finely represented by small...

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Lot n° 35 

RARE PENDANT Made of gold leaves...

RARE PENDANT Made of gold leaves pressed into their final shape. This type of pendant is part of the idols in the shape of a violin. H. approx. 1,6 cm; 2,41 grs Anatolia, Chalcolithic, 2nd millennium B.C. Literature Rudolph, Chalcolithic Jewelry 12,...

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Lot n° 36 

*PAIR OF EARRINGS in hollow gold,...

*PAIR OF EARRINGS in hollow gold, boat-shaped, with spiral decoration. Diam. 29 mm ; 9,4 grs Roman art, 1st-2nd century For a similar type see Metropolitan Museum, 18.2.23 A Roman gold pair of boat-shaped earrings with spiraled wires decorations, 1st-2nd...

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Lot n° 37 

*PENDANT in gold in the shape of...

*PENDANT in gold in the shape of lanula. Suspension ring. L. 33 mm; 4,06 grs Roman art, 3rd century A Roman gold pendant in lanula shape with suspension hoop, 3rd century A.D. *For buyers from the European Union: This lot is sold under temporary importation...

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Lot n° 38 

PENDANT in gold set with an emerald. 12...

PENDANT in gold set with an emerald. 12 x 4 x 3 mm; approx. 4 cts Roman art, 1st century Provenance Collection of Mr. F., established in the years 1960-1990 A Roman gold pendant set with an emerald, 1st century A.D.

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Lot n° 39 

*SET in gold, consisting of three...

*SET in gold, consisting of three bracelets, a ring, elements of jewelry. Total weight 19,7 grs Various civilizations and periods A group of 3 gold bracelets, a ring and some parure ornaments. Civilizations and period varia. *For buyers from the European...

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Lot n° 40 

*PENDANT gold plate decorated...

*PENDANT gold plate decorated with circular rows of grenetis and braided gold threads. In the center, garnet cabochon. Diam. 25 mm; 10 grs Bactrian or Parthian art, early 1st millennium Provenance Former Japanese collection, 1970-2010 A Western Asian...

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Lot n° 41 

*RING gold ring set with a garnet...

*RING gold ring set with a garnet cabochon. TDD 49 (US 4 3/4); 1,6 grs Roman art, 1st century A Roman gold ring with broader shoulders set with a garnet cabochon stone, 1st century A.D. *For European Union buyers: This lot is sold under temporary importation...

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Lot n° 42 

*RING gold ring set with a rectangular...

*RING gold ring set with a rectangular peridot. TDD 54 (US 6 1/2); 5,37 grs Longobard art, 12th century A 12th century Logombardic gold ciseled ring set with a peridot. *For European Union buyers: This lot is sold under temporary importation status....

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Lot n° 43 

RING in gold, the bezel with mandorla....

RING in gold, the bezel with mandorla. Engraved inscription. L. 15 mm; 4,41 grs Burma (?), 15th century A Burmese 5?) gold seal ring with engraved inscription on the almond-shaped bezel. Ca. 15th century A.D.

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Lot n° 44 

NECKLACE This recomposed necklace...

NECKLACE This recomposed necklace is made of emerald beads, rock crystal and spherical gold elements. The fastener is made of two gold openwork discs forming leafy crosses. Although this necklace is recomposed, the assembly respects a precise typology...

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Lot n° 45 

*IMPORTANT BYZANTINE RING gold,...

*IMPORTANT BYZANTINE RING gold, the shoulders with square section, the very high bezel with square section slightly flared set with a cameo on agate with two layers showing the Chi-Rho in a crown of laurels with ribbons. TDD 67 (US 11 1/2); 14,87 grs Byzantine...

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Lot n° 46 

*RELIGHT CABINET in gold, in the...

*RELIGHT CABINET in gold, in the shape of a cross with compartments. The face decorated with a glass paste background embellished with gold globular cruciform elements. At the corner of each transepts, natural pearls. In the center, in the form of a cross,...

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Lot n° 47 

*RING gold, chased, the bezel...

*RING gold, chased, the bezel with plant decoration and set with an octagonal sapphire. TDD 54 (US 6 3/4); 5,68 grs Work of the 16th - 17th century A 16th-17th century gold ciseled ring, the octagonal bezel set with a blue sapphire. *For European Union...

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Lot n° 48 

RING in 18 ct gold, the octagonal...

RING in 18 ct gold, the octagonal bezel set with a miniature under glass surrounded by a series of pearls. 19th century. TDD 50 (US 5 3/4); 6.53 grs A 19th century gold ring set with an octagonal bezel decorated with pearls, in the center a miniature...

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Lot n° 49 

*REVIVAL BRACELET in gold, with...

*REVIVAL BRACELET in gold, with antiquisite motifs, and white enamel oves. In the center, glass cabochon topped by a fly in diamonds, emerald and ruby. Diam int. 58 mm; 38 grs Work of the 19th century A 19th century Revival gold bracelet with a large...

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Lot n° 50 

*BROCH gold, disc-shaped and decorated...

*BROCH gold, disc-shaped and decorated with friezes of ovals in white enamel. In the center, glass cabochon pierced in the center (probably supported an element now missing) Diameter 42 mm ; 27,24 grs English work of the 19th century An English 19th...

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