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LOT 0421
Egyptian and Other Glass and Stone Bead Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 1/2 in. (57 grams total, 2-12 mm).
Comprising a quantity of small beads, of mixed shapes, colours and materials; each pierced for stringing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Egyptian Coptic-Fatimid Mounted Textile with Dancers
Circa 12th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
The woven textile fragment of linen and wool with a large horizontal decorative band depicting octagonal rosettes inscribed in rhomboids; the rosettes divided by stylised columns decorated with foliage elements; the band edged by two lateral segments formed of octagonal rosettes enclosing flowers, bordered with scalloped geometries; at the bottom four stylised dancers. 285 grams, 60 x 35.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
It is the lower part of a cloak from the Fatimid era. The end of the Coptic period was characterised by a treatment of eight-lobed rosettes, a current motif in Muslim art. The four dancers are made as simple signs. -
Egyptian Painted Limestone Hieroglyphic Shabti for Iru-iry
Late New Kingdom, circa 1000 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With remains of pigmented tripartite wig, face and upper body, with frontal column of hieroglyphic text with black fill and red borders, dedicating the shabti to 'The God's Father (a priestly title), Iru-iry(?)'. 95.8 grams, 11.2 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Collection
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Four amulets decorated with a turquoise glaze; a shen symbol; the god Thoth in baboon form; possible bud with seal to reverse; the bottom part of a papyrus sceptre; three pierced for suspension. 7.3 grams total, 18-29 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
