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LOT 0420
Egyptian Blue Faience Cup
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
2 14 in. (56.8 grams, 56 mm).
Conical in profile with a wide base and a shallow, hollow interior.
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
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Large Egyptian Quadruple Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Plaque with transverse piercing; four addorsed wedjat motifs with black detailing. 31.6 grams, 64 mm
Ex J Bird private collection. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Four-strand designer necklace composed of polychrome beads of mainly disc and cylindrical types. 22.7 grams, 64 cm
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F.A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
For thousands of years, artisans in Egypt created vibrant ceramics to echo the beauty of rare jewels. These ornaments were created with almost every material, colour, and texture imaginable, and they come from across Egypt and beyond: vibrant blue lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, glossy black obsidian from Turkey, and aqua-green turquoise from the Sinai. They were worn in life and, after death, they served as precious ornamentation for mummies. -
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphs
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £144
Plano-convex in section with dorsal plaque, impressed hieroglyphs to lower body. 22.14 grams, 72 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
