Auction 64
Coins, Weights, Seals, Jewelry, Oil Lamps, Glass, Antiquities
By Archaeological Center Ltd
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Apr 4, 2018
Dan hotel, Hayarkon 99, Tel Aviv, Israel
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LOT 441:
A LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN AMMONITE KING WEARING THE EGYPTIAN ATEF
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Sold for: $12,000
Start price:
$
1,800
Estimated price :
$2,500 - $3,000
Buyer's Premium: 18%
VAT: 17%
On commission only
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A LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN AMMONITE KING WEARING THE EGYPTIAN ATEF
CROWN
8th century BCE. The face is damaged and one eye partly restored. In fair condition and very rare in private collections. 18 cm high. For similar heads see: Rudolf H. Dornemann, The Archaeology of Transjordan in the Bronze and Iron Ages, 1983, p. 284. Ex S.M. collection, Herzliya Pituah.
Estimate: $ 2,500 – 3,000
