Auction 76 Part 2
Archaeological Oil Lamps, Glass and Antiquities
By Archaeological Center Ltd
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Apr 25, 2024
Tel-Aviv Dan Hotel, 99 Hayarkon Street. Israel
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LOT 469:
A LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN AMMONITE KING OR GOD WEARING THE EGYPTIAN ATEF CROWN.
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Sold for: $6,000
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A LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN AMMONITE KING OR GOD WEARING THE EGYPTIAN ATEF CROWN.
Middle 8th century BCE. The face is damaged but in fair condition. 30 cm high. Very rare in private collections. For similar heads see: Rudolf H. Dornemann, The Archaeology of Transjordan in the Bronze and Iron Ages, 1983, p. 284, and Piotr Bienkowski, The Art of Jordan, 1991, pp. 41-42 (in the Amman Archaeological Museum). Ex Shlomo Moussaieff collection, Herzliya Pituah.
