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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)
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti
30th Dynasty-Ptolemaic Period, 380-30 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Slender mummiform type standing on an integral plinth, wearing a lappet wig with crossed arms holding agricultural tools; plain, broad dorsal pillar; with an old collector's note: 'Ancient Egyptian Exceedingly fine statuette in beautiful blue glaze B.C. 700 A very choice & desirable specimen from Lord Grenfell's collection. Excavated at Thebes'; mounted on a custom-made stand with label on the underside: 'Egyptian B.C. 700 Lord Grenfell's Collection. Excavated at Thebes'. 28 grams, 10.8 cm (38 grams total, 12.6 cm high including stand)
Excavated Thebes, Egypt. Ex Lord Grenfell's (1896-1926) collection, UK. From the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century. -
Egyptian Terracotta Mould for a Pomegranate Amulet
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular mould with incuse pomegranate motif on one side; with old collector's record card detailing findspot, place of purchase and other details. 3.22 grams, 21 mm
Acquired April 1980. 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.149. -
Large Egyptian Wooden Right Arm from Male Statuette
Old Kingdom, 2700-2200 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,150
Carved in acacia wood and preserved in its entirety, from an under-life-size male statuette; slender fingers forming a fist and originally holding a tool; attachment tenon at the inner shoulder. 160 grams, 27 cm
Natural traces of ageing. Intact.
Ex Galerie Cybele, Paris, acquired in 1999. with Binoche et Giquello auction, Paris, 20 March 2017, no.88. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13474-263055.
Separately manufactured arms did not need to touch the body's sides or be stabilised by bars. Thus, the figure, which presumably stood upright with one leg advanced, was given a freer and more lifelike appearance.
