Auction on
27 November 2019 - 14:00 (CET) -
Salle 7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
An alabaster bowl has recently produced a new written trace of a possible Egyptian sovereign, whose name was represented by a scorpion.
Egypt, probably Hierakonpolis, dynasty 0, ca. 3150 BC, hemispherical bowl with hieroglyphic characters carved on the side, alabaster diam. 11.2 cm. Result: €29,900
Egypt, probably Hierakonpolis, dynasty 0, ca. 3150 BC, hemispherical bowl with hieroglyphic characters carved on the side, alabaster diam. 11.2 cm. Result: €29,900
King Scorpion: now there's a name that only means something to real Ancient Egypt buffs. With this figure half-way between legend and reality, the only evidence of his reign comes from…
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