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LOT 0045
Egyptian Blue Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3 1/8 in. (23 grams, 81 mm).
Pale blue glazed composition with T-shaped hieroglyphic inscription to the lower body incorporating mother's name.
ProvenanceAcquired from a private UK collection in the late 1990s.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA21772.
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LOT 0045
Egyptian Blue Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Egyptian Bronze Kneeling Priest Statuette
Late Period, circa 664–332 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
The male figure of a kneeling supplicant with back pillar inscribed with hieroglyphic text: 'Neith gives life [to] ...'. 54 grams total, 76 mm including stand
Private collection S., Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, acquired in the first half of the 20th century. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number S00140657, dated 23 October 2018.
This figure was likely attached to a separately cast base and positioned kneeling before a larger figure of the goddess Neith. Such objects were donated to temples to secure the god or goddess's protection for the donor, represented by the kneeling figure. -
Egyptian Mummy Mask Cartonnage
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Mask fragment from a mummy with moulded and painted facial detailing; heavy black outline to the eyes and brows, banded headdress in shades of ochre, crimson, sea-green; mounted in a glazed display case. 847 grams, 25.5 x 25.5 cm
Acquired in the 1950s-1960s. From the collection of Mr Ciappara, Norfolk, UK. -
Egyptian Bronze Fitting of Horus
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A mount fashioned in low-relief with a loop on the reverse and tang projecting from the base, depicting the crouching figure of Horus in falcon-headed form with sun-disc crown, deeply striated wig, and wearing a broad collar, once holding a maat feather (now misssing). 69.6 grams, 11.7 cm
Part of an old collection dating back to the 19th century. Ex property of a gentleman, acquired before the 1980s. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
