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LOT 0708
Egyptian and Phoenician Stone Scarab Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (12.08 grams total, 16-19 mm).
Mixed group of scarabs and scaraboids, with hieroglyphs and symbols to the underside. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0708
Egyptian and Phoenician Stone Scarab 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 Bronze Standing Figure of the God Osiris
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round, with hands crossed on the chest, holding the deity's characteristic crook and flail, and wearing the atef- crown; mounted on a wooden display stand bearing the legend 'Osiris Ptolemaic'. 56.3 grams total, 11.6 cm high including stand
Acquired Herne Bay High Street, June 1957. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.8. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of a Clavus from a Tunic with Embroidered Lion
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a representation of a running lion, with its tail curved over its body. 2.58 grams, 90 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The theme of rabbits or hares, in association with other characters and animals of the Dionysian thiasos (here, a lion), in a hunting setting, has notable parallels. Such representations are linked to narratives of the Dionysian cycle. -
Egyptian Coptic Wall Tapestry Textile Fragment with Geometric Ornament
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of tapestry or a cloak in light fabric, S-twist tapestry, embroidered with red, green, yellow, blue geometric ornaments in wool and linen. 37 grams total including paper folder, 37 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Most of the linen or wool garments found by A. Gayet in the Antinoe necropolis were woven in a specific pattern, in a single piece, on a horizontal warp. Another relatively common pattern for linen garments consisted of assembling three pieces woven on a single warp and forming the upper part of the garment, with the collar and sleeves.
