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LOT 0482
Egyptian Faience Amulet and Bead Group
MAINLY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/8 - 1 3/4 in. (44 grams total, 3-47 mm).
Comprising tubular and ring beads, wedjat-eye amulets, Bes amulets, scarabs, a Khnum amulet, a shabti, and others. [64, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of H. Norry, 1980s-1990s.
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Egyptian Steatite and Faience Scarab Group
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Their bases decorated with hieroglyphs and figures, including one with the motto 'Amun lord of the Two Lands', another with the motto 'lord Ramesses beloved of Amun', and one with a detailed representation of a Nile tilapia fish. 8.68 grams total, 7-21 mm
From an early 20th century collection. -
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Phoenician Painted Terracotta Wine Jug
Circa 900-800 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £176
With globular body and carinated tubular neck, flared rim to the mouth; loop handle to the shoulder and low basal ring; painted radiating strokes to the shoulder, segmented band to the equator with hatching and other decoration. 720 grams, 20.6 cm
Property of a British collector, acquired in the 1980s. From a family collection of a North American gentleman living in the UK. -
Egyptian Wooden Funerary Shabti Figurine
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Carved in the round with D-shaped base, carefully modelled hair and ears with beard absent, the right hand visible, not holding any work tools, the body has the appearance of a mummy entirely draped in a shroud with rather elongated proportions, the broad and rounded face with a slightly ‘smiling’ expression, framed by a tripartite hairstyle without stripes, which continues down the back and two lappets on the chest. 39 grams, 14.5 cm
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12079-218221.
