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LOT 0525
Egyptian Bronze Beetle
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (49.8 grams, 43 mm).
A bronze horned beetle figure modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, its legs held tightly against its abdomen, possibly indicating that this is a beetle in a mummified form. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-2000s.
From the collection of an Essex gentleman.
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Phoenician Scaraboid
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A polished stone scaraboid drilled horizontally for suspension; incuse schematic animal on base. 1.5 grams, 12 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. -
Egyptian Alabaster Vessel
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A piriform veined alabaster vessel with everted neck and broad rim. 342 grams, 78 mm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
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Egyptian Black Hardstone Sphinx
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 500-31 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
An Egyptian or Graeco-Roman hardstone female sphinx modelled in the round, sitting on a sub-rectangular base, her hair tied in a bun on the top of her head, circular socket to the top face behind the head; mounted on a custom-made antique wooden display base. 74 grams total, 50 mm long including base
Fine condition.
From Saqqara in the late 1960s. With John Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990s. Acquired 20 May 1997. Property of a South Oxfordshire private collector. Accompanied by an original invoice no.6469 dated 20 May 1997. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
This type of sphinx amulet is quite rare in Egypt, for instance, the vast output and variety of amulets identified from the Late Period industrial-scale workshops at Naukratis does not include three-dimensional winged sphinxes, only their image impressed in scarabs, suggesting that this example may have been an import and/or once the possession of a Greek person in Egypt.
