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LOT 0040
Egyptian Amethyst Bead Necklace with Scaraboid
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 2010-1961 B.C. AND LATER
18 1/2 in. (28.7 grams, 47 cm long).
Restrung using oblate amethyst beads, lavender-coloured scaraboid to the centre with incised anatomical detailing; modern clasp.
ProvenanceAcquired 1930-1940.
From an early 20th century collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0040
Egyptian Amethyst Bead Necklace with Scaraboid
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Bronze Anubis Finial
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Standing before an enigmatic balloon-like object on a rectangular base with two supports flanking a short shank; mounted on a custom-made stand. 377 grams total, 12.5 cm high including stand
Believed to have been collected (1899-1914) and in an early 20th century collection, with some references to Psamtik I, and a German funded expedition. Ex Ludwig Borchardt, Heliop. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by a handwritten note from Ludwig Borchardt.
Wepwawet, the canine god, is strongly linked with Abydos and kingship. His name means 'Opener of the Ways' and may have had military connotations as someone who clears the path for his king. In funerary texts, Wepwawet guided the dead through the Underworld. The image of the god on a standard, as seen in this example, was carried in processions associated with Osiris and kingship. The balloon-like object, known as shed-shed, is mysterious but may have symbolised the royal placenta, which was considered the king's 'double'. -
Egyptian Carnelian Scarab
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
With incised carapace and leg detailing, hieroglyphs to the underside. 2.23 grams, 16 mm
Ex North London, UK, gentleman, 1990s. -
Very Large Egyptian Figure of Isis Seated on a Throne
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
Depicting the goddess Isis seated on a throne, suckling her infant son Horus, of whom part of the lower torso and delicately modelled hands remain; wearing a throne-shaped crown on her head (the hieroglyphic sign for her name), a tripartite wig fronted by a now absent uraeus, a broad collar and a tight-fitting ankle-length skirt; a panel with lotus flowers to the back of the decorated throne. 98 grams, 13 cm high
Fine condition.
French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Brussels Art Fair, 1990s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no. 114471-194036.
