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.jpg "Large Middle Elamite Cylinder Seal of Kidnu, Chief Overseer of King Tan-Ruhurater II")
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One with incuse bird, chevron and other motifs to the underside, the other in mottled hardstone. 4.69 grams total, 13-18 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
With bulb and disc finial, integral shank and gusseted suspension loop. 1.03 grams, 17 mm
From an early 20th century collection.
Amulets in the form of poppies were utilised for healing and alleviating pain, as well as for warding off death. These types of amulets were also linked to Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.
From an early 20th century collection.
Amulets in the form of poppies were utilised for healing and alleviating pain, as well as for warding off death. These types of amulets were also linked to Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Polished and with integral pierced suspension loop. 0.53 grams, 13 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 40.9.26, for similar; cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n).
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 40.9.26, for similar; cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n).
EGYPTIAN 'MASPERO' FAIENCE BEAD GROUP WITH HIEROGLYPHS
NEW KINGDOM, 19TH-20TH DYNASTY, 1279-1081 B.C.
NEW KINGDOM, 19TH-20TH DYNASTY, 1279-1081 B.C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Including two scarabs with hieroglyphs to the underside, and two rectangular beads with hieroglyphs. 1.32 grams total, 7-10 mm
Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund.
with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. XVIII, for numerous examples of similar small design scarabs and beads with motifs and hieroglyphs.
Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund.
with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. XVIII, for numerous examples of similar small design scarabs and beads with motifs and hieroglyphs.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Restrung designer group of melon, spherical and other beads. 39 grams, 44 cm long
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
Hand-tinted lithographs of a view over the temple complex at Karnak, and of a view of the Great Hypostyle Hall; each mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 2.9 kg total, 34.5 x 50 cm each
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
With crisp detail of crosshatched panels, hieroglyphic text in one and a cartouche in the other with the regnal name of Ramesses II (User-Maat-Re-setep-en-Re), supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.01 grams, 25 mm
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.
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.
Modelled in the round with hands to her sides, dished panel above the head. 4.03 grams, 24 mm
Acquired from a London, UK, collection in 1980.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig.82c.
Acquired from a London, UK, collection in 1980.
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, fig.82c.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: one upper body with crisply formed facial details, dorsal pillar, agricultural tools and seed bag to the reverse; one knee-length with a hieroglyphic inscription to the lower body; each mounted on a custom-made display stand. 135 grams total, 10.2-11.3 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Group of three scarabs, each with a hieroglyphic inscription to the underside. 5.05 grams total, 16-18 mm
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Cohen, Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, inv.no.249, for similar in Israel Museum, inv.no.76.18.271.
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Cohen, Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, inv.no.249, for similar in Israel Museum, inv.no.76.18.271.
Mixed scarab and scaraboid group, two with design to the underside. 2.47 grams total, 8-11 mm
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Mask of Bes in low-relief with lentoid eyes and tongue extended. 2.09 grams, 28 mm
Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund.
with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.135, no.231, for similar form.
Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his somewhat fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to protect from snakes.
Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund.
with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, p.135, no.231, for similar form.
Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his somewhat fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to protect from snakes.
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