Gazette Drouot logo print
Lot n° 32

Egyptian Faience Block Bead for Ramesses II. New...

result :
Not available
Estimate :
Subscribers only

Egyptian Faience Block Bead for Ramesses II. New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, 1279-1213 B.C. Rectangular bead pierced for suspension, hieroglyphic text to both broad faces, one giving the throne name of Ramesses II, 'User-Maat-Re Setep-en-Re', the other, 'Ramesses, beloved of Amun'. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, London, 1917, pl. XLII, no. 116, for another block bead design for Ramesses II. 1.18 grams, 14 mm (1/2 in.). Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880. From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund. with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007. Property of a French collector. [No Reserve]