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Sold for (Inc. bp): £41,600
.jpg "Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater with Drunken Male Revellers Attributed to the Kadmos Painter")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £32,500
.jpg "Roman Published Terracotta Oil Lamp with Fighting Gladiators")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
.jpg "Roman Marble Head of Hercules Wearing the Nemean Lion Skin")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
.jpg "The Anglesey Romano-British Marble Head of a Celtic Warrior")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
.jpg "Medieval Decorated He who loves from the heart, gives with a good heart Posy Boxwood Comb")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
.jpg "Medieval Limoges Gilt Christ Crowned on the Cross")
.jpg "Medieval Gold Heraldic Signet Ring with Goat")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Openwork restrung panel depicting Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef, the Four Sons of Horus. 21 grams, 11.5 cm
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France.
From a Paris Gallery.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France.
From a Paris Gallery.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
With detailed carapace and mouth parts, underside with intaglio winged sphinx sitting on a baseline with pellets beneath; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.85 grams, 16 mm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1993, p.43, for a Phoenician scarab with similar sphinx.
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971.
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1993, p.43, for a Phoenician scarab with similar sphinx.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Wearing a short wig, with right hand to breast holding a sash that hangs over the shoulder and left arm at the side; with a broad girdle; the wig, nipples, and girdle in black; suspension loop behind head. 24.6 grams, 85 mm
From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
Comprising: one olive-green with lobe base, one rich blue with black detailing, one with tripartite wig. 21 grams total, 45-63 mm
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Restrung as an openwork panel with a winged scarab above and the four sons of Horus below as two opposing pairs. 46 grams, 12.5 cm high
Previously on French art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
Cf. Manley, B., and Dodson, A., Life Everlasting. National Museum of Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Edinburgh, 2010, p.114, no.43, for a bead-work shroud incorporating a winged scarab and Four Sons of Horus.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
Previously on French art market in the 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection.
Cf. Manley, B., and Dodson, A., Life Everlasting. National Museum of Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Edinburgh, 2010, p.114, no.43, for a bead-work shroud incorporating a winged scarab and Four Sons of Horus.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Hollow-formed with finely modelled facial details, dark hair parted in the middle and drawn back to each side with a ringlet before each ear; narrow brow with painted eyebrows, lentoid eyes with dark irises; narrow nose and small pursed lips; impressions of bandaging on the rear where attached to mummy. 777 grams, 20 cm high
From a London, UK, collection.
Formerly with a central London auction house.
Cf. Manley, B., and Dodson, A., Life Everlasting. National Museum of Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Edinburgh, 2010, pp.136-137, nos.58-59, for two examples of such plaster masks; see also Toynbee, J.M.C. Roman Historical Portraits, London, 1978, for discussion.
From a London, UK, collection.
Formerly with a central London auction house.
Cf. Manley, B., and Dodson, A., Life Everlasting. National Museum of Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Edinburgh, 2010, pp.136-137, nos.58-59, for two examples of such plaster masks; see also Toynbee, J.M.C. Roman Historical Portraits, London, 1978, for discussion.
.jpg "Egyptian Limestone Head of a Priest")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With shaven head, finely modelled facial features, lined forehead; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.8 kg total, 20 cm including stand
with J.J. Klejman, Madison Avenue, New York, USA, 1960s.
UK collection, acquired from the above, 1960s.
Cf. Bothmer, B.V., Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period 700 B.C. to A.D. 100, New York, 1960, pp.138-140, no. 108, pls.100-101, figs.267-269, 272, for a similarly realistic portrait head with a lined brow.
The heads of priests in Egypt were customarily shaven for reasons of ritual purity.
with J.J. Klejman, Madison Avenue, New York, USA, 1960s.
UK collection, acquired from the above, 1960s.
Cf. Bothmer, B.V., Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period 700 B.C. to A.D. 100, New York, 1960, pp.138-140, no. 108, pls.100-101, figs.267-269, 272, for a similarly realistic portrait head with a lined brow.
The heads of priests in Egypt were customarily shaven for reasons of ritual purity.
Pierced longitudinally; plain underside with old collector's label attached. 1.61 grams, 14 mm
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
.jpg "Large Egyptian Bronze Body of Horus-Harpocrates")
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
An acephalic seated nude statuette of Horus-Harpocrates, legs held together and arms by his side, semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing; cleaned. 1.67 kg total, 22 cm high (26 cm high including stand)
Collection of Brugsch Pasha (1842-1930).
with Hotel Drouot, Paris, 30 September 1997, no.643.
Ex property of Mr Naudy.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA35417 'Bronze seated figure of Harpocrates', for similar; Walker, S. & Higgs, P. (eds), Cleopatra of Egypt, London, 2001, p.105, no.127, for a similar example.
Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, was considered a solar deity who overcame darkness and defeated the chaotic forces of his evil uncle, the god Seth. Egyptian pharaohs considered themselves to be reincarnations of Horus. In his youthful form, Horus the child embodies the new sun and all associated benefits. In Graeco-Roman Egypt he became Harpocrates, son of Serapis and Isis, the deity-symbol of rebirth and fertility, perhaps the most popular deity to be represented in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.
Collection of Brugsch Pasha (1842-1930).
with Hotel Drouot, Paris, 30 September 1997, no.643.
Ex property of Mr Naudy.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA35417 'Bronze seated figure of Harpocrates', for similar; Walker, S. & Higgs, P. (eds), Cleopatra of Egypt, London, 2001, p.105, no.127, for a similar example.
Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, was considered a solar deity who overcame darkness and defeated the chaotic forces of his evil uncle, the god Seth. Egyptian pharaohs considered themselves to be reincarnations of Horus. In his youthful form, Horus the child embodies the new sun and all associated benefits. In Graeco-Roman Egypt he became Harpocrates, son of Serapis and Isis, the deity-symbol of rebirth and fertility, perhaps the most popular deity to be represented in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
With bezel formed as two addorsed snake-head finials. 2.81 grams, 19.75 mm overall, 16.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 118, for type.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 118, for type.
Group of four original photographs, each in a glazed wooden frame: (1) Karnak: Gateway of Ptolemy III Euergetes and Ptolemy IV Philopator at the Precinct of Montu (2) Obelisks at Karnak, on the right erected by Thutmose I (reign c. 1520 - 1492 BCE) and on the left by Hatshepsut (1479-1458 BCE) (3) Column of Taharqa, Karnak Temple (4) Karnak temple columns with hieroglyphs. 4.6 kg total, 46 x 35.5 cm each
Property of a North Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
Property of a North Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Ellipsoid scaraboid bead with base inscribed with a central hes-vase flanked by two uraei. 1.16 grams, 14 mm
Ex ArtAncient Ltd, London, SW6, in 2013, with stock no.15989.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an ArtAncient certificate of authenticity.
Ex ArtAncient Ltd, London, SW6, in 2013, with stock no.15989.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an ArtAncient certificate of authenticity.
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