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LOT 0519
Egyptian Faience Amulet and Bead Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/8 - 1 1/4 in. (18 grams total, 3 - 33 mm).
Mixed group including eye of Horus, flower, standing figure and other types. [29, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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AUCTIONS:
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Historic Collection of Thirty-Six Original Slide Images of Egypt Including Archaeological Sites
Circa 1897 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Group of photographic negatives in 'quarter plate size', in two old cardboard lidded boxes, one stamped 'D.W.Collings'; archaeological expedition to Egypt. 168 grams total, 11.6 cm
From the private collection of Dudley Collings, from his travels in Egypt in the late 19th century. -
Egyptian Gold Bes Amulet
Late New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, 1070-900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
Mask of Bes with tall plumed headdress, vertical bar to the reverse. 3.6 grams, 18 mm
From an early 20th century French collection.
Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his rather fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to provide protection from snakes. -
Egyptian Diorite Shell-Shaped Bowl
Early Dynastic-Old Kingdom, circa 3100-2181 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
Sculpted as one half of a bivalve shell with thin lip to outer edge; repaired; mounted on a custom-made stand. 713 grams total, 19.5 cm wide
Ex Mayfair gallery collection, London, UK, pre 1999.
