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LOT 0589
Egyptian Amulet Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 - 1 in. (14.85 grams total, 20-26 mm).
Mainly heart-type amulets in various materials. [6, No Reserve]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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Egyptian Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Carved stone wedjat amulet with incised detailing to the brow, applied black pupil. 0.83 grams, 14.69 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Phoenician Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
6th-4th century B.C. and laterEstimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
The scarab with lightly incised anatomical detailing, the underside with a central cartouche flanked by two rearing crowned uraei, a pair of falcons standing above the cartouche facing a smꜣ hieroglyph symbolising union (of the two lands, Upper and Lower Egypt); set into a later gold swivel ring. 4.34 grams, 26.44 mm overall, 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
with Bonhams, London, UK, 21 October 1999, no.36. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12370-226696. -
Egyptian Eye of Horus Amulet Pair
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Two amuletic beads in the shape of the wedjat-eye, one with a notched suspension bar. 4.69 grams total, 19.5-23 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
