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Auction House:	McKenzies Auctioneers	Number of lots recorded:	297
Sale Title:	Fine Art, Decorative Arts, Furniture & Jewellery	Lots with images:	296
Auction Location:	Perth	Prices available:	230
Date:	23-Nov-2008

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Carved timber statuette of a man, gessoed and painted, c 747BC - 332BC

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i) An Egyptian votive offering beaker, late period, circa 30th dynasty 380BC - 343BC blue faience, impressed with a cartouche height 2.4 cm; diameter 3.7 cm ii) An Egyptian Lidded Ointment Jar Late period, circa 30th dynasty 380BC - 343BC, blue faience, impressed with three columns of Hieroglyphs Height 4.1 cm; diameter 3 cm (2 items) Reference F.D. Friedman, 'Gifts of the Nile Ancient Egyptian Faience', 1998

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i) An Egyptian Amulet of the Goddess Taweret Greco-Roman period, circa 305BC - 30BC Faience Height 8.5 cm Note The Deity Taweret, in the form of a female hippopotamus, was associated with the protection of women in childbirth. She was portrayed with the arms and legs of a lion, and the back and tail of a crocodile, while her pendulous breasts and full belly conveyed the idea of pregnancy. ii) An Egyptian Wedjat-Eye Amulet Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069BC - 715BC Carved stone Height 5 cm; Width 7.5…

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Polychrome painted earthenware Shabti figurine from the New Kingdom period, c1540BC-1069BC

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i) An Egyptian vase early Dynastic period, circa 3100BC - 2686BC carved breccia; ii) An Egyptian Collared Jar New Kingdom period, BC - 1069BC carved alabaster

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i) An Egyptian Kohl Palette New Kingdom period, circa 1540BC - 1069BC Carved stone Height 2.2 cm; width 10.5 cm; depth 6.5 cm ii) An Egyptian Kohl Bottle New Kingdom period, circa 1540BC - 1069BC Carved stone Height 6.5 cm; diameter 5.5 cm (2 items) Note From the earliest times, Egyptians included cosmetic items among their funerary equipment, eye-paint, known as kohl, was regarded as a necessity, having cosmetic, religious and symbolic resonances. Stone palettes were used for grinding eye-paint pigments,…

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An Apulian (Italy) Red-Figure Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora Depiction of the head of a woman and a winged female figure (Nike). Attributed to the Foggia group of painters. Circa 400BC - 300BC Painted earthenware Height: 57 cm; diameter: 26 cm. Reference: A.D. Trendall, 'Red-Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily', 1989 Note: Apulia, a Greek city-state in Southern Italy, was a centre for the manufacture of pottery. Initially dominated by the Athenian tradition, it soon developed a style of its own; red-figure…

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Apulia (Italy) Xenon-Ware vases Circa 400BC - 300BC, glazed and painted earthenware, comprising nine vases of various shapes and sizes. (9 items). Reference M.E. Mayo 'The Art of South Italy vases From Magna Graecia', 1982 Note Xenon-ware is another feature of Apulian pottery, being neither fully Greek nor fully native. Such vases are decorated with applied colour over a black glaze, the glaze is usually shiny with a metallic tinge, whilst the colour is typically a matt pinkish red, the decorative motifs…

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i) An Arretine-Ware bowl Roman Empire, circa 200AD - 400AD Moulded earthenware; diameter 13.5 cm Reference: F. Nicholson, 'Greek, Etruscan and Roman Pottery', 1965 Note: Arretine-ware was famous for its moulded relief decoration. Designs included figured representations and floral and other decorative motifs. Shapes consisted almost entirely of hemispherical bowls, cups and dishes. ii) A marble -Swirled Flask Roman Empire, circa 100AD - 400AD Blown glass Height: 18 cm;

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