Loading, please wait...

Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge

Details

LOT 0472

Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet

LATE PERIOD, 664-323 B.C.

1 1/2 in. (3.63 grams, 39 mm).

Also known as the tit, or knot of Isis; displaying simple detailing and a pierced pillar to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, London, 1914, Pl.VII 88c-e, for similar examples.

CONDITION

VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 0472

Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

Print page

RELATED LOTS

  • Egyptian Fishtail Flint Knife
    Egyptian Fishtail Flint Knife
    Circa 3650-3300 B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150

    Knapped bifacial tan knife with fishtail butt to receive a hilt; the rounded tip tapering and flaring along the edges; with a custom-made display stand. 142 grams total, 12 cm including stand



    Collection of Maurice Bouvier, Alexandria, Egypt, then in Switzerland from 1959; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11834-207726.

    Many of these superbly crafted knives are attributed to the Naqada II period (c.3500-c.3200 BC), in Upper Egypt. They were normally used in the Opening of the Mouth ceremony.

    Lot Details

  • Massive Egyptian Blue Faience Bes Statue
    Massive Egyptian Blue Faience Bes Statue
    Late Period, 664-332 B.C.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £546

    With integral square base and shallow socket to the top of the head; Bes shown standing nude with hands on hips, bearded and with grotesque features, protruding tongue, lattice to the rear of the head; face restored. 1.6 kg, 32.2 cm high



    Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

    Due to its size, this is more probably an architectural and devotional item than a purely amuletic one, probably from a domestic context. It is an ambitious example of moulding in the round in faience (glazed composition).

    Lot Details

  • Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Vines
    Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Vines
    Circa 6th-7th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

    Composed of a clavus decorated with grape leaves and vine shoots in light yellow colour upon a purple background, with two bunches of grapes marked in green, the frame formed of a double line surrounded externally by a minute recurring spiral. 111 grams, 58 x 18.5 cm



    Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

    Tapestry technique on natural light yellow wool upon linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a clavus, running vertically on the breast and on the back of it.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list