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LOT 0534
Egyptian Bronze Seated Isis with Horus Statue
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
6 7/8 in. (405 grams total, 17.5 cm including stand).
Modelled enthroned, wearing a cow's horn headdress with a solar disc; suckling the infant Horus seated transversely on her lap; Horus modelled with a side-lock of youth; mounted on a custom-made wooden stand.
ProvenanceProperty of a deceased gentleman's collection, 1980s.
Ex John Nicholson Auction, Haslemere, Surrey, UK.
Cf. Roeder, G., Ägyptische Bronzefiguren II, Berlin, 1956, pl. 18p, for a similar example with prominent side-lock.
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Egyptian Steatite Heart Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With ribbed carapace and suspension loop to underside. 2.89 grams, 22 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. -
Phoenician Bronze Scarab Pendant
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
With suspension loop and frame, intaglio figural scene including stylised birds and winged scarabs, with recesses; with museum-quality impression. 13.5 grams, 23 mm
Ex London, UK, gentleman 1980-2000s. -
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Egyptian Brown Quartzite Figure of the Baboon God Thoth
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Carved in a typical pose, sitting on its haunches with its tail curving around the right side, its front paws resting on its knees and protruding beneath its thick furry pelt, with incised detailing, its feet either side of the phallus, the head with bulbous, striated hair on either side, chipped, snout restored; seated on a high shrine-shaped plinth with squared front and rounded back, featuring a cavetto cornice and roll detailing on the upper part. 1.15 kg, 15 cm
From a deceased American estate, 1970-1989. with Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, no.35. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12368-226706.
The baboon was an animal manifestation of the god Thoth, the patron deity of Hermopolis Magna, who was revered for his association with knowledge, writing, and healing.
