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LOT 0474
Egyptian Carnelian Bead and Poppy Amulet Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. AND LATER
17 3/4 in. (21.9 grams, 45 cm long).
Poppy-head amulet necklace restrung with later seed beads.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Egyptian Faience Bead and Amulet Necklace
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Restrung group of melon, barrel-shaped and other beads with centrepiece of Isis nursing Horus. 57 grams, 35 cm long, amulet 47 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience White Lotus Chalice
New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, 1315-945 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
The lotiform cup modelled as an open lotus flower with incised petal detailing to the outer face, short stem and flared foot; some restoration. 205 grams, 12.1 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12937-243177.
Faience chalices shaped like the flowers of the white lotus (Nymphaea albicans) first appeared in the 18th Dynasty and are believed to be drinking vessels. -
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-450 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £120
Detailed carapace and head, underside with animals and wedjat motif; pierced longitudinally. 6.65 grams, 24 mm
Mrs Allinson to Mrs Foster, 1867 and thence by descent to the current owner, Stanley Crescent, London, UK.
This scarab design has been dated to the 18th Dynasty, though originals or copies have been found at Naukratis and at other sites in the Mediterranean, dated from the 8th to the 5th centuries BC.
