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LOT 0581
Egyptian and Phoenician Stone Scarab and Cowroid Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (9.27 grams total, 14-20 mm).
Including turquoise, white, and cream scarabs with segmented carapaces and lateral leg detailing, hieroglyphs and symbols on the underside, and one slender cowroid bearing a stylised depiction of Bes. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0581
Egyptian and Phoenician Stone Scarab and Cowroid Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of a Tunic Tablion with Pegasus
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In natural wool in shades of light brown, yellow, green, blue, and red with S-twist yarn, depicting the figure of Pegasus within a central medallion, surrounded by geometric and vegetal motifs; borders ornamented with meanders. 1.3 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery used to decorate tunics or mantles. The central figure is a rare representation of the winged horse Pegasus, a motif derived from Greek mythology, showing that classical iconography was still alive among the Christian Graeco-Roman people. -
Egyptian Faience and Glass Bead Necklace String with Later Horus Amulet
Late Period-Roman Period, circa 664-323 A.D. and laterEstimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Including melon, polyhedral, annular, and other bead types, with a crowned Horus falcon pendant; restrung. 43 grams, 38 cm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Lance Point Group from Luxor
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three leaf-shaped with tapering sharp points, one tongue-shaped with a rounded point; one with an inked note 'Luxor 1912'; with an old handwritten label reading 'Weapon points- possible lance points - Neolithic'. 60.7 grams total, 53-84 mm
Found Luxor. From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.
