Restrung group of melon, barrel-shaped and other beads with centrepiece of Isis nursing Horus. 57 grams, 35 cm long, amulet 47 mm



From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Bifacial scaraboid with hieroglyphs including an ankh to one side and the other with a wedjat. 0.75 grams, 13 mm



From a late Warwickshire numismatic collector, his collection formed from the early 1980s.

Proof etching on laid paper of plate 10 'Basse Égypte entitled Carte hydrographique de la Basse-Égypte. 246 grams, 105 x 69.5 cm



From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor).

Composed of polychrome annular beads with modern metallic beads and a clasp, restrung. 8.48 grams, 46 cm long



Acquired Town Hall Antiques, Market Place, Woburn, Bedfordshire, UK, on 2nd March 2001. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by the original Town Hall Antiques invoice.

Seated on a rectangular base with its tail hanging off the edge. 6.37 grams, 27.3 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

Perching falcon with detailing to wings and head; rectangular base and suspension loop on the back. 1.24 grams, 19 mm



Ex London gentleman's collection, by descent 1980s.

Horus is one of the most significant and widely worshipped gods in ancient Egyptian mythology. His importance covers many aspects of Egyptian religion, including serving as a symbol of the living king, offering protection, representing the sky, and symbolising the sun.

Standing figure in mummiform stance, wearing the Atef crown with flanking ostrich plumes and frontal uraeus, holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia. 23.4 grams, 52.6 mm



Ex H. Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, collected in the 1980s-1990s.

Irregular glass panel fragment with inlaid mosaic eye motifs; repaired. 1.57 grams, 18 mm



From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Modelled in the round, with a dorsal pillar and a loop at the shoulder, the goddess in hippopotamus form, with a human torso, arms and a crocodile tail. 7.9 grams, 50 mm



Private collection, Carouge, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s-1990s. Thence by descent to the collection of Mr S.P., since 2020.

Mummiform shabti wearing a tripartite wig, with arms crossed and holding a pick and hoe, seed bag suspended over the shoulder; horizontal band to the waist and vertical column to the legs, each with an impressed hieroglyphic inscription. 80 grams, 13.5 cm



Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the early 1980s; thence by descent.

Comprising annular and tubular beads, amber bead fragments, and others. 9.6 grams total, 1-23 mm



From an old English collection. Acquired from Brigantia, York, 1990s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

With mouth and leg detailing to the edges, incised border enclosing a hatched eye and brow motif in an unusual style. 1.4 grams, 15 mm



From an old English collection. Ex Fellows Auctions, 31 January 2023, no.950. Private collection, London, UK.