Subasta 14 FINE ANCIENT ART, ANTIQUITIES & JEWELLERY
Por Apollo Art Auctions
25.1.25
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the ?Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery? auction. Commencing on the 25th of January at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases an excellent array of excellent marbles, jewellery, seals and antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 9th century BC to 14th century AD. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 ? 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction boasts strong provenances, coming from collections of Axel Guttmann, Nahum Goldmann, Joseph Klein, Countess Adelheid Lanckoronska, Elie Borowski, Marilynn Alsdorf, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Tautenhahn, the Estate of Elliott Golub, Winnetka, Alison Barker and Mrs B. Ellison. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only from the 20th ? 24th January 2025, between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email enquiries@apolloauctions.com or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOTE 5:

RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FALSE DOOR STELE OF IMA WITH HIEROGLYPHS - FULLY TRANSLATED

Vendido por: £20 000
Precio inicial:
£ 10 000
Precio estimado :
£30 000 - £50 000
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RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE FALSE DOOR STELE OF IMA WITH HIEROGLYPHS - FULLY TRANSLATED
End of the Old Kingdom / Beginning of the First Intermediate Period, Dynasties VII-VIII, Ca. 2181 - 2160 BC. A beautiful limestone Egyptian false door consisting of a recessed central panel surrounded by two columns and one upper register of inscribed hieroglyphs. It belonged to Ima, a high official at the royal court, as shown in his titles: “King's acquaintance”, “King's nobleman of the house of the dignitaries” and “ Inspector of the spear(?)”. This title is a unicum, in fact it is not found in other known monuments. This false door has all the canonical parts: the decorated torus, the upper lintel, the outer door jambs, the lower lintel and the inner jambs. Between the inner jambs there is a narrow niche suggesting the entrance to a door with a rolled-up mat (drum) above it. In the space between the outer jambs there is a panel with a scene in sunk-relief : the deceased seated in front of the offering table. He is also depicted in sunk-relief on the outer jambs, standing up, looking inwards, with the emblems of his rank, the staff and the sceptre, in his hands. In the inner right jamb, a standing up woman is depicted in sunkrelief, looking inwards, with a lotus flower in her right hand. Above her figure a hieroglyphic text reports her titles and name: “King's acquaintance, priestess of Hathor, Pef”, she is probably Ima’s wife. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 64.100 (model). Size: 700mm x 410mm; Weight: 23kg Size: 700mm x 410mm; Weight: 23kg. Provenance: Property of a London collector; formerly with Mayfair family S. A., acquired from a London professor in the late 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.