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LOT 0467
Egyptian and Other Faience Amulet and Bead Group
NEW KINGDOM, 1315-332 B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1 in. (39 grams total, 1-26 mm).
Comprising a group of mostly blue faience beads and amulets of mixed types and forms, with others of different types, materials and colours; each pierced for stringing.
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Egyptian Steatite Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Displaying semi-naturalistic detailing and hieroglyphs to the base with cartouche of Tuthmoses III; pierced for suspension. 1.54 grams, 16 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Massive Egyptian Blue Faience Bes Statue
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With integral square base and shallow socket to the top of the head; Bes shown standing nude with hands on hips, bearded and with grotesque features, protruding tongue, lattice to the rear of the head; face restored. 1.6 kg, 32.2 cm high
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Due to its size, this is more probably an architectural and devotional item than a purely amuletic one, probably from a domestic context. It is an ambitious example of moulding in the round in faience (glazed composition). -
Large Egyptian Hardstone Heart Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Oval-bodied with a discoid top and integral suspension loop. 7.24 grams, 29 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Carnavon, North Wales, UK.
