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LOT 0029
Egyptian Cobra Statuette
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 in. (42.9 grams total, 61 mm).
A lead-alloy figurine of the sacred uraeus with coiled body, head raised and hood expanded ready to strike; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceEx collection of Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), France.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.34-5.
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Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Hieroglyphs
Old Kingdom, 2700-2200 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
A limestone fragment of provincial workmanship, displaying a partial column of titular naming hieroglyphs, possibly royal; repaired. 1.5 kg, 19 cm
London collection, acquired on the art market in the 1980s. From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace Collection
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A group of three restrung faience mummy bead necklaces, each comprising multiple strands of polychrome beads including annular and tubular types. 84 grams total, 60-70 cm long
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014. -
Egyptian Djed Pillar Amulet
7th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
A large finely-made wooden amuletic djed pillar; old collector's accession number 'E.436' to underside; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 106 grams, 17 cm high
with ink inscribed 'E.436' to base. Acquired in 1970. Ex private European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11602-199041.
The djed pillar symbolises stability and is usually understood to be the spine of the god Ptah although its origins are more probably in cult practices involving sheaves of reeds which were revered due to the general absence of trees from the Egyptian landscape. The djed later came to be symbolise Seker, the falcon god of Memphis and Ptah, the Memphite god of craftsmen, who carried a sceptre formed as a combination of the djed and the ankh. The cult of Ptah waned and gave way to that of Osiris so that by the New Kingdom (16th century B.C.), the djed had become associated with Osiris, part of whose cult included a ceremony for raising the djed representing Osiris's triumph over Seth.
