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LOT 0428
Egyptian Carnelian Scarab Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/8 in. (1.61 grams total, 10-12 mm).
One with segmented carapace and leg detailing; one with head elements only. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item fig.59.
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Egyptian Zoomorphic Stone Scaraboid with Animal Heads and Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
Lentoid in plan with addorsed goat-heads to the upper face, hieroglyphic text to the underside. 6.38 grams, 37 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Faience Hieroglyphic Scarab Group
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising: three in blue-turquoise with hieroglyphs to the underside; two similar, olive green with cartouche of Thutmose III to the underside. 8.54 grams total, 12-17 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Egyptian Coptic Wood Female Figure
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Carved in the round, standing and with a bobbed hairstyle with ribbed bands and crest, extended hands covering stomach and pudenda; on a rectangular base; repaired. 72 grams, 19.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.