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LOT 0523
Egyptian Alabaster Kohl Pot
EARLY OLD KINGDOM, CIRCA 2687-2513 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (4 1/2 in.) (152 grams, 64 mm (212 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand)).
With a piriform body and narrow base, thickened rim; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century UK collection, 1920-1940.
LiteratureCf. Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, SAGA 5, Heidelberg, 1994, p.84, fig.13 no.83, p.122, for the type.
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Egyptian Janiform Pataikos and Ra-Horakhty Faience Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Modelled in the round, Pataikos depicted nude with his arms resting on his rounded belly, large genitals and a suspension loop on his head; the nude Ra-Horakhty depicted falcon-headed, wearing a sun disc and a tripartite wig, his hand resting on his waist; each standing on stylised crocodiles(?) on a rounded base. 13.4 grams, 60.5 mm
Ex AH collection, London, UK, 1980s. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
Pataikos amulets were used for protection against negative forces and dangerous animals such as snakes, crocodiles, and scorpions. These amulets also symbolised rejuvenation and were often embellished with solar imagery, as seen in this example which features the sun disc headgear and Ra-Horakhty. -
Egyptian Bronze Horus Falcon on Shrine-Shaped Base
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-31 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Naturalistically modelled falcon with incised feathers and detailing; standing on a shrine-shaped rectangular box with slightly battered sides and cornice moulding; inked note on the inside of each long side 'E.311' and 'Collection R.L.' respectively. 521 grams, 15 cm
Collected between the 1950s-1990s. Ex Roger Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12133-211848.
This box almost certainly once contained the mummified remains of a falcon. The falcon was principally identified with the sun-god Horus, and associated with the living king. Numerous falcon cults existed throughout Egypt, but the most spectacular was found at Saqqara, where many thousands of birds were mummified and buried in an extensive complex of underground galleries. -
Historic Collection of Fourteen Original Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites
Circa 1897 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Fourteen glass photographic slides recording an expedition to the Thebes; in a rectangular wooden box with hinged lid and inner numbered racking, marked 'D.W.Collings'. 929 grams total, 19.5 x 11 x 9.5 cm
From the private collection of Dudley Collings, from his travels in Egypt in the late 19th century.
Includes views of Thebes and the royal and nobles' tombs, the temple of Horus at Edfu, river transport, view of the rear of the sphinx, the Great Pyramid, and other images with handwritten annotations.
