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LOT 0747
Egyptian Carnelian Heart Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (1.04 grams, 15 mm).
Carved with tiny lateral lugs, surmounted by a suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx London collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp. 72-73, for a discussion of this amulet type.
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LOT 0747
Egyptian Carnelian Heart Amulet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi, Segementa and Tablia with Animals, Geometric and Cross Decoration
Circa 4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an orbiculus in purple wool and coarse linen, S-torsion; a tabula in purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion, embroidered with a central cross, the borders decorated with meanders; a broad segmentum in purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion; a small orbiculus with vegetal ornaments. 11 grams total, 5.2-18.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery decorating tunics or mantles. The Christian elements, like the cross at the centre of our tabula, began to decorate garments from the 4th century onwards. -
Egyptian Faience Amuletic Plaque with Cartouche of Pharaoh Thutmose III
New Kingdom, circa 1400-1292 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a rectangular plaque with the cartouche of Thutmosis III and a uraeus; attachment loop to the top. 4.68 grams, 33 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Egyptian Faience Triad Amulet with Nephthys, Horus, and Isis
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £365
The goddesses Nephthys and Isis flank the youthful Horus, each wearing a headdress composed of identifying hieroglyphs, and the group stands on a rectangular base; the plain back has a suspension loop on the reverse for use as an amulet. 4.25 grams, 28 mm
Ex Alfred Reinhart, Switzerland (1873-1935), Alexandria since 1896; inherited by Carl Leonhard Burckhardt, Basel (1902-1965) and Marianne Burckhardt-Reinhart (1905-1981), Egypt, until 1966, then in Switzerland. Thereafter, by descent to Rosmarin Cereghetti-Burckhardt (1929- 2022). Thence by family, Switzerland.
In a protective gesture, Isis, the mother of Horus, and Nephthys, his aunt, stand on either side of the divine child, each holding one of his hands.
