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LOT 0532
Egyptian Blue Glazed Scarab of Thutmose III
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1504-1452 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (2.74 grams, 17.13 mm).
With detailed carapace, legs and mouth; hieroglyphs to the underside including cartouche of Thutmose III. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Suffolk, UK, collection.
Acquired in the UK before 1980.
From the personal collection of Derek Rogers, Suffolk, UK.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 9a, for a shrine dedicated to Thutmose III; item 56c, for scarab.
FootnotesThutmose III was a renowned warrior king widely revered even centuries after his reign.
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Opening Bid: £333
Restrung group of tubular and fusiform faience beads with D-shaped pendant and two tiers of dangles beneath. 48 grams, 80 cm long
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A netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard, a scarab with extended wings below, the 'Four Sons of Horus’ beneath the scarab, joined together with areas of open netting of tubular beads; restrung with some later beads. 58 grams, 25.5 cm
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Egyptian Bronze Figure of Osiris
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Solid cast mummiform figure standing on an integral plinth; the god cloaked in a tight-fitting shroud, sporting the ostrich-plumed atef crown with uraeus, divine beard, and holding the characteristic crook and flail regalia; traces of gilding remain; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 811 grams total, 21 cm including stand
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Osiris is a deity who represents death and fertility and is commonly regarded as the quintessential god of rebirth. Though he was once a mortal ruler, as a deceased entity, his domain was the Underworld. Abydos was the primary centre of Osiris’s cult, where a renowned yearly celebration of the god was held.
