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LOT 0038
Egyptian Bronze Braided Sidelock of Harpocrates
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-30 B.C.
5 5/8 in. (372 grams total, 14.3 cm high including stand).
Accessory from a statue, S-curved with braid detailing to the surface and coiled end; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceJean P. Bourgis, Beaulieu Sur-Mer, France; acquired 1980.
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Large Egyptian Faience Amulet of the Goddess Isis
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
The goddess dressed in a long tight-fitting tunic to her ankles, standing with her left leg forward, her straight arms descending to her thighs; vulture headgear surmounted two long feathers; dorsal pillar with hieroglyphic text; repaired. 50 grams, 14 cm
Private collection Mr E. Saad, Cairo, Egypt-Montreux, Switzerland, 1970s. Ex private collection of Mr S.A., acquired from Mr Saad in 1997.
In ancient Egyptian mythology, Isis was the sister-wife of Osiris and the mother of the sky god Horus. She is associated with aspects of fertility and motherhood. This amulet unusually depicts her with a two-plumed crown, which may associate her with the goddess Sothis. -
Egyptian Woven Reed Basket
New Kingdom, 1539-1075 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Squat in profile with wide mouth, tinted cross to the underside; old collector's label '1766' inside. 119 grams, 11.3 cm
Ex Bretagne Encheres, Hotel des Ventes de Rennes, France, 2005-2006. Property of a French collector. -
Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Bes
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Plano-convex in section with detailed obverse, the underside with the figure of Bes flanked by adoring baboons and sun disks. 10.7 grams, 31 mm
Ex London, UK collection, 1990s.
Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his somewhat fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children and believed to protect the wearer from snakes. The depiction of baboons flanking Bes with their arms raised before the sun disk was a common feature on temple wall reliefs. In ancient Egyptian religious literature, baboons heralded the dawn and, thus, the rebirth of the sun.
