Lot 22
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A Cloisonne Gold, Lapis Lazuli, and Red Jasper Plaque, 12th Dynasty, 1938-1759 B.C.

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • A Cloisonne Gold, Lapis Lazuli, and Red Jasper Plaque
  • Length 1 9/16 in. 4 cm.
of rectangular form with rounded ends, decorated with a symmetrical composition comprising four Eyes of Horus flanking two djed-pillars, the latter also perhaps intended  to represent two blue flies.

Provenance

Jean-Loup Despras, Paris

Literature

Sotheby's, New York, December 9th, 2003, no. 51, illus.