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LOT 0491
Egyptian and Other Faience Amulet and Bead Group
NEW KINGDOM, 1315-1069 B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (34 grams total, 2-20 mm).
Most covered in a coloured glaze; amulets including fruits and deities; beads of a range of types.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Also known as tit, or the knot of Isis; with pillar to reverse, pierced for suspension. 3.52 grams, 40 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK. -
Egyptian Faience Ramesses II Offering Cup
1279-1213 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Glazed blue and painted with two conjoined rectangular panels containing the king's cartouches. 31 grams, 45 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1994.
Also known as Ramses the Great, famed for his building projects and military achievements, this king was the second longest reigning in Egyptian history, ascending the throne at age 13 and remaining there for around 67 years. -
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Egyptian Alabaster Trussed Duck
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, circa 2345-2181 B.C.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
Carved dressed and ready for consumption, with a plump, stylised form, head and neck resting along the animal's breast, simple linear incising delineating two folded wings to either side, circular recesses for eyes; mounted on a custom-made display stand; cleaned. 354 grams, 12.2 cm (893 grams total including stand)
Acquired before 1970. Private French collection. with Bonhams, New Bond Street, London, 29 April 2009, lot 58. Ex Middle Eastern royal family, living in the UK, 2013-2017. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.099505. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11841-206397.
