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LOT 0052
Egyptian Amulet Collection
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (14.3 grams total, 14-27 mm).
Comprising: white rectangular bead with Tilapia fish in high-relief and two cobras flanking a hem ideogram; turquoise frog on heater-shaped base with serpent to the underside; green scaraboid with wedjat to the carapace, Hathor sistrum with cow's horns to the underside; green ram-headed scaraboid with hieroglyphs to the underside; green cylinder with scarab motif; green wedjat with a cartouche of Thutmose III to the reverse; green rectangular bead with djed pillar flanked by ostrich feathers and incuse hieroglyphs to the reverse. [7]
ProvenanceTwo amulets with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, UK, 3 October 2000, lot 385 [Part].
Private Swiss collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11593-198956.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.
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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. -
Egyptian Limestone Floral Inlay Group
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Group of discoid inlay plaques with cinquefoil motif. 77 grams total, 11-20 mm
From a central London ADA member's gallery, 1990s. -
Egyptian Wooden Face Mask
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved in the half-round with elegant nose and prominent chin, full lips and rounded cheeks; a headband resting on the forehead; an attachment dowel on the chin and forehead. 475 grams, 23 cm high
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