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LOT 0024
Egyptian Bronze Figure of Ptah
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
5 1/4 in. (160 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand).
A bronze statuette of the god Ptah, wearing a tight-fitting mummiform garment and cap, standing on a rectangular base, detailing to his face, straight false beard and broad collar, his arms held in front of his chest, holding the was sceptre; lug to base; accompanied by a custom-made wooden display base.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s.
Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 04.2.405, for similar; Tiribilli, E., The bronze figurines of the Petrie Museum from 2000 BC to AD 400, London, 2018, p.107 no.146, for a similarly detailed example from Saqqara.
FootnotesPtah was the god of Egypt's capital city Memphis and master craftsman of the gods, known for his benevolent and approachable character.
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Egyptian Gold Bird Amulet
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A bifacial gold amulet in the form of a perching bird, possibly a vulture, with stylised detailing to the head, wings and feet; pierced between tail and chest for suspension. 0.86 grams, 11 mm
Fine condition.
Early 20th century French collection. -
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Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A restrung faience mummy bead necklace comprising multiple strands of polychrome beads including annular and tubular types. 26 grams, 74 cm long
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014. -
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Egyptian Statue Fragment Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A group of five ceramic and composition statuette fragments including glazed examples: a terracotta royal head with Nemes headdress and uraeus; the green glazed foot of a shabti with hieroglyphs; the head of a figure in raised relief, painted geometric column to the rear; copper-alloy strap junction displaying a human face, four-way attachment reverse; glass ram head with applied eyes and horns. 105 grams total, 21-54 mm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
