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LOT 0395
Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Thoth
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
3 1/8 in. (32.8 grams total, 80 mm including stand).
Modelled in the round in advancing pose with ibis head and sun-disc headdress, loop to rear, lower legs absent, display stand; restored in the Institute of Archaeology laboratory. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Caledonian market, January 1960, for 4 shillings.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.90.
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LOT 0395
Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Thoth
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of Kaire
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 61 from Vol .I of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Le Kaire. Vue générale de la ville des tombeaux. 259 grams, 104 x 67 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). -
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Egyptian Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Perching Horus falcon with talons gripping the front edge of the integral plinth; detailed wings and head and a suspension loop on the back. 1.24 grams, 19 mm
Ex London gentleman's collection, by descent 1980s.
Horus is one of the most significant and widely worshipped gods in ancient Egyptian mythology. His importance spans many aspects of Egyptian religion, including serving as a symbol of the living king, offering protection, representing the sky, and symbolising the sun. -
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Egypto-Phoenician Faience Amulet Group
4th-2nd century B.C. and laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising flat discs with perforations and a modern trussed duck with its head laid along its spine. 18.74 grams total, 15-30 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
