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LOT 0533
Egyptian Deep Blue Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1069-735 B.C.
5 1/8 in. (125 grams total, 13 cm including stand).
Comprising the upper part of the mummiform figure with the arms crossed at the chest and holding agricultural implements in each hand, wearing a tripartite wig with a headband with ties hanging down at the back; a seed bag suspended below the wig; the outline of the hoes, striations on the wig and the seed bag painted black; a central column of hieroglyphs on the front; mounted on a display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Shropshire, UK, collection.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 0533
Egyptian Deep Blue Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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Egyptian Faience Mahes Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £140
Standing figure of the lion-headed god wearing the atef crown and a uraeus, arms slightly forward; with dorsal pillar and rectangular base; pierced for suspension. 1.43 grams, 27 mm
Ex early 20th century collection, London, UK.
Mahes was an Egyptian lion-headed deity symbolising divine protection, royal power, and justice. Considered a son of Sekhmet or Bastet, he represented the aggressive solar force of Ra, serving as a fierce defender of cosmic order. Venerated in the Delta, especially at Leontopolis, Mahes was depicted as a lion or as a man with a lion's head, often adorned with the atef-crown and uraeus. -
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Egyptian Gold Nefer Bead
Late New Kingdom, 1279-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Shaped as the nefer symbol (meaning "good", "beautiful"), with a loop at each end for use as a spacer in a multi-strand necklace. 0.20 grams, 12 mm
Ex French collection, early 20th century. -
Egyptian Faience Figure of Nefertum
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
In a striding pose with arms at the sides, sporting a black coloured tripartite wig surmounted by the god's distinctive headdress consisting of a lotus flower with two plumes on top; a suspension loop at the back; repaired. 71 grams total, 13 cm including stand
Property from an American deceased estate, acquired between 1970 and 1989. with Bonham's, London, 28 October 2009, no.81 [Part].
Nefertum was closely associated with the creator god Ptah and the goddesses Sekhmet and Bastet. He represented the first sunlight and the sweet scent of the Egyptian blue lotus flower (nymphaea caerulea). According to beliefs, the sun rose from the bloom of a blue lotus, embodying notions of rebirth and rejuvenation. Additionally, as the lotus was seen as a symbol of fertility, it is possible that this amulet was also worn for that purpose.
