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LOT 0004
Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statuette
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3 3/8 in. (74 grams, 87 mm).
Bastet in squatting pose, ears pricked and alert with her tail wrapped close to right side of her body, two short lugs beneath for attachment to a separate base, and a suspension loop behind the shoulders.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1990s.
Private collection, New York, USA.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. XXXIX, nos.224e-d, for similar cat figurines.
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LOT 0004
Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statuette
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£444 (EUR 516; USD 600) +BP*
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Egyptian Bronze Seated Cat Statuette
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £333
Bastet in crouching pose with her tail wrapped close to right side of her body, seated on a tongue-shaped base, with a suspension loop on the creature’s back. 90 grams, 55 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. -
Egyptian Statuette of a Monkey
Ptolemaic Period, 4th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £315
Standing on a rectangular plinth with head raised and tail curled above the hindquarters, barrel-shaped body with incised detailing at the shoulders and hips, traces of a white and reddish brown coating; partially restored; old collector's labels to underside '51' and 'N13234'. 42.8 grams, 60 mm
Ex Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formed since ca.1930. Private collection, Saarland, Germany. Thereafter, Michael Schrôder, Germany. Consigned to DAWO Auktion, 18 February 2017, no.824. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00123279.
The ancient Egyptians kept pet monkeys (baboons as well as the more slender guenons) for amusement and as status symbols. These animals played around the house and accompanied the master on outings. -
Egyptian Bronze Osiris Figure
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Standing pose wearing the atef crown with flanking ostrich plumes and frontal uraeus; holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia in his crossed hands; peg to underside of feet; repaired. 16.17 grams, 68 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
