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LOT 0567
Egyptian Blue Glazed Amulet Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (20 grams total, 31-43.6 mm).
Group of four amuletic figural pendants, each standing with dorsal pillar: three examples of Taweret with hippopotamus-head and one of Anubis with jackal-head. [4]
Provenancewith Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.
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Coptic Leather Water Container
3rd-5th century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £72
With tubular neck and ovoid body, thickened rim and flat base; three bands of rope and thong around the neck. 323 grams, 32 cm
Ex Terence Eva collection, London, UK; formed in the 1970's-1980's. -
Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Wedjat amulet with applied black detailing to the pupil; upper edge absent. 11 grams, 59 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Edfou
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 52 from Vol.I of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Edfou (Apollinopolis magna. Coupe et élévation intérieure du pylône du grand temple. 230 grams, 105.5 x 69 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The temple at Edfu in Upper Egypt is dedicated to Horus and was built during the Ptolemaic Period. It remains one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt.
