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LOT 0421
Egyptian Artefact Collection
LATE-COPTIC PERIOD, 664 B.C.-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (41 grams total, 1.4-11 cm).
Including textile fragment, spindle whorl, shabti and other items. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English collection.
The shabti acquired from Den of Antiquity in 2011.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Egyptian Silver Fly Amulet
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
With linear detailing to wings, raised eyes, suspension loop above the head. 1.28 grams, 20 mm
From an early 20th century collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Small fly amulets first appeared in burials during the Naqada II Period, c. 3200 B.C. These amulets grew in popularity and the materials used to make them expanded during the New Kingdom. They are crafted from a variety of materials such as gold, silver, lapis lazuli, carnelian, amethyst, faience, and bone. These amulets were thought to protect against insect bites and to ward off troublesome flying creatures through apotropaic magic. Some believe they may have even been intended to symbolise the fly’s fecundity. Additionally, pharaohs would bestow gold fly-shaped pendants as military awards to honour the bravery and fly-like persistence of soldiers in battle. -
Egyptian Blue Faience Clothing Mounts
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Group of rosette mounts, each plano-convex in profile with two attachment holes to the centre and pierced loops to the rim. 124 grams total, 25-30 mm
UK private collection, formed in the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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Egyptian Gold Mounted Scarab Bead
Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate Period, circa 1900-1560 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising a faience scarab with a scroll-work border framing the vertically arranged hieroglyphs: kheper beetle, nwb sign for gold, and two nfr signs flanking an ankh sign, set in a gold funda with tubular collars. 3.36 grams, 20 mm
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
