Lot 58
MINATURE DECORATIVE PLAQUE DEPICTING A PAIR OF RAMS' HEADS
EGYPT, C. 1ST CENTURY B.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
carved and polished red breccia, depicting opposing rams, facing one another, each holding one side of the same wreath in their mouths, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
4.1cm long
Provenance
Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt; exported from Egypt to the UK c.1950
Elsa McLellan, UK; by descent from the above
Private collection, London, UK; by descent from the above
Footnote
Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt; exported from Egypt to the UK c.1950
Elsa McLellan, UK; by descent from the above
Private collection, London, UK; by descent from the above