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LOT 0644
Egyptian Carnelian and Other Beads with Jasper Poppy Bead Amulets
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (38 grams total, 4-20 mm).
Including poppy- or cornflower-shaped, spherical, biconvex, and other types. [77]
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 0644
Egyptian Carnelian and Other Beads with Jasper Poppy Bead Amulets
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Egyptian Faience Mummy Beads and Cat Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising tubular, ribbed and annular beads, offered with the top part of a cat amulet. 8.4 grams total, 3-24 mm
From a mid 20th century London, UK, collection. -
Egyptian Rock Crystal Heart Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Carved with lateral lugs, a pronounced rim surmounted by a ribbed suspension loop. 1.05 grams, 18 mm
Ex London collection, 1990s.
Ancient Egyptians regarded the heart (ib) as the seat of intelligence, emotions, behaviour, and memory. During the ‘Weighing of the Heart’ ceremony, the heart spoke for the deceased before Osiris and accounted for their actions. For this reason, Egyptians placed heart amulets on mummies to protect the organ and secure a favourable judgement. -
Large Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
New Kingdom-Late Period, circa 1550-332 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
The body displaying the characteristic shape combining human and falcon ocular imagery, the brow and pupil detailed in black faience, pierced longitudinally for suspension. 8.34 grams, 41 mm
Early 20th century UK collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information page.
The wedjat-eye amulet depicts Horus’s healed eye, blending human and falconine features. Its ancient Egyptian name means ‘the one that is sound’. According to myth, Seth wounded or took the eye, and Thoth later restored it. Believed to offer protection, healing, and regeneration, the popular amulet was worn by the living and the dead.
