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LOT 0501
Egyptian Amarna Faience Amulet Group
NEW KINGDOM, AMARNA PERIOD, 1353-1336 B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (0.99 grams total, 10-16 mm).
Comprising polychrome amulets of various types, with suspension loops, including figures of Bes and other deities in animal form. [5]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection, Surrey, UK.
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Egyptian Gold Repousse Plaque with Gods
Circa 500 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
With a standing female (a goddess?) praising a falcon-headed god, both facing right; displayed in a membranous frame. 24 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case
From a Spanish collection, formerly with a German dealership in the 1980s. -
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Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Composed of multiple strands of polychrome composition beads of mainly annular and tubular types. 26.2 grams, 76 cm long
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014. -
Egyptian Green Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Modelled mummiform with arms crossed over the chest, holding pick and hoe, a column of hieroglyphs with owner and mother's names running vertically down the front of the body, standing on a plinth with blank pillar to reverse; mounted on a wooden display base. 123 grams total, 13 cm high including stand
Gifted by Herbert Parsons (1870-1940) to his grandson, James Gibson (1926-2013). Inherited by the vendor and her brother, from their grandfather James Gibson.
The owner of this shabti (name unclear) was a Hem-Ka priest of Osiris.
