Egyptian obsidian ostrich plume amulet, ex Stanley Seeger collection
E74£300.00
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A black volcanic glass (obsidian) amulet in the form of a double ostrich plume.
Culture
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, c. 730-332 BC
Size
2.5 x 1.4 cms
Condition
Intact
Provenance
Ex. estate of Christopher Cone And Stanley J. Seeger, North Yorkshire, UK. Seeger (1930-2011) was an enormously wealthy American art collector who acquired some extraordinary works ranging from Francis Bacon to Picasso to antiquities. Seeger and Cone purchased Sutton Place in Surrey from J P Getty, at the time the most expensive property ever to have been sold in the UK. Cone and Seeger mostly acquired their antiquities at auction in London during the 1970’s-1980’s.