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LOT 0536
Egyptian Bronze Harpokrates Pendant
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
2 7/8 in. (20.7 grams, 72 mm).
Modelled seated with his arms by his sides, wearing a sidelock of youth and the remains of an elaborate hem-hem crown; partial suspension loop behind the headdress.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Roeder, G., Ägyptische Bronzefiguren II, Berlin, 1956, pl. 20e, for a similar example.
FootnotesHarpocrates is the Greek version of the Egyptian Hor-pa-khered, which means ‘Horus the Child’. This name refers to Horus as the divine infant of Isis and Osiris. Wearing an amulet of Harpocrates was believed to provide the same protection that Isis offered to her beloved son.
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LOT 0536
Egyptian Bronze Harpokrates Pendant
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Memnonium at Thebes
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 39 from Vol.II 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 Thèbes. Memnonium. Plan et coupes d'un grand hypogée ou syringe. Détail de sculpture d'un autre hypogée. Plan et coupes d'un édifice avant un plafond en form de voûte. 200 grams, 103.5 x 69.5 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). -
Egyptian Amulet Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising two crouching Bastet cat figures, a hare, a fly, and a simplified Anubis. 1.56 grams total, 10-15 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: a decorative tunic stripe (clavus) in purple wool over coarse linen, S-twist tapestry, embroidered with floral medallions and stylised plants, borders decorated with meanders; fragment of a segmentum, in yellow, red green and brown wool, S-twist tapestry, divided in two sections, embroidered with a stylised human figure and geometric interlacing. 41 grams total including package, 15.5-22 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
