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LOT 0611
Egyptian Carnelian Amulet with Isis
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.08 grams, 19 mm).
Trapezoidal in plan and biconvex in section, with faceted edges, bearing a depiction of Isis Lactans; pierced for suspension.
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000.
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LOT 0611
Egyptian Carnelian Amulet with Isis
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Phoenician Lapis Lazuli Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
6th-4th century B.C. and laterEstimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
With lightly incised anatomical detailing to the scarab; the underside with a central cartouche flanked by two rearing crowned uraei, a pair of falcons standing above the cartouche facing a smꜣ hieroglyph symbolising union (of the two lands, Upper and Lower Egypt); set into a later gold swivel ring. 4.34 grams, 26.44 mm overall, 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
with Bonhams, London, UK, 21 October 1999, no.36. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12370-226696. -
Large Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of a Tunic Embroidered with Putto Warriors and Hares
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Decoration from the lower part of a tunic, featuring segmenta and clavi adorned with oval medallions (orbiculi) enclosing running hares and two nude, striding warrior figures facing in opposite directions, each holding a shield; white linen ground with tapestry-woven decoration, S-twist. 51 grams total including paper folder, 49.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The theme of rabbits or hares, in association with other characters and animals of the Dionysian thiasos in a hunting setting, has notable parallels. Such representations are linked to narratives of the Dionysian cycle. -
Egyptian Two-Handled Pottery Bowl
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat in profile with inturned rim, loop handles, old collector's ticket 'Nile Silt. Pottery bowl 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC)'. 99 grams, 12.2 cm wide
Acquired from various London-based, UK, antiquity dealers. From a Derbyshire gentleman's private museum formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s.
