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LOT 0492
Egyptian Blue Faience Amulet Representing Taweret
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 in. (5.18 grams, 52 mm).
Modelled standing on a rectangular base in characteristic hippopotamus-headed form with a dorsal pillar, pierced for suspension at the rear of the tall two-feather headdress.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Carouge, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s-1990s.
Thence by descent to the collection of Mr S.P., since 2020.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. XL, 236q, for a similar Taweret with headdress.
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Egyptian Faience Shabti
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Mummiform figure with plain dorsal pillar, standing with arms crossed and holding agricultural implements, seedbag suspended over the left shoulder; wearing a tripartite wig and a false beard; repaired. 41.6 grams, 10.5 cm
Ex H Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
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Historic Collection of 565 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites and Artefacts
1960s-1980s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun jewellery, Nefetari, Amun Hr Khopshef, Khaemwast, Tuthmosis IV, Tye, Archaic stele, maceheads, inscriptions, pottery, sculpture, Saqqara tombs, Esna etc. 3.85 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988. -
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Large Phoenicio-Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Feline Head
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the half-round with fine detailing and a ribbed suspension loop. 31.9 grams, 46 mm
Ex collection of a Surrey lady, circa 1940s.
It is unclear which deity the head represents, though either Sekhmet or Bastet is likely.
