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LOT 0527
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Amulet Collection
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1315-380 B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (5.93 grams total, 17-26 mm).
A trio of blue-glazed composition amulets: the god Bes modelled stooping and wearing plumed crown, pierced for suspension; a seated cat on an arch-shaped base, suspension loop to reverse; a frog scaraboid with stylised facial and body detailing, hieroglyphs engraved to oblong base naming Amun-Re, pierced for suspension. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection.
From the private collection of Alf Baxendale (1941-2016) part 2, keen Egyptologist, member of the Egyptology Society, trustee of the Amarna Trust; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of his obituary published in Horizon, The Amarna Project and Amarna Trust newsletter, Issue 18, 2017, p.21, by Barry John Kemp, CBE, FBA, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Cambridge and directing excavations at Amarna in Egypt.
See D. Ben-Tor, The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, Jerusalem, 1993, p.65, no.28, for a scarab with the same base design.
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LOT 0527
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Amulet Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Egyptian Faience Amulet Bust
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A composition amulet fragment in the form of the head and upper torso of a goddess wearing a long lappet wig and remains of a crown, with stylised detailing to the face; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.7 grams total, 22 mm high (32 mm high including stand)
Fine condition.
From an earlier 20th century collection. with Charles Ede, London, UK, stock number 2700. Acquired circa 1999-2002. Property of a South Oxfordshire private collector. -
Egyptian Blue Faience Plaque Fragment
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A fragment of a glazed composition frieze with corner-angle frame and head wearing a tripartite wig, possibly from a divine triad group; set within a kiosk with supporting papyrus columns. 4.68 grams, 31 mm
From a UK private collection, 1975-1978. -
Egyptian Translucent Carnelian Scarab
Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, 2133-1550 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £483
A translucent carnelian scarab with detailing to the head, body and legs; drilled for suspension. 5.98 grams, 22 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.