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LOT 0441
Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1/2 - 5/8 in. (1.51 grams, 12-16 mm).
Comprising: black bunch of grapes; red date; blue palmette frond; white daisy rosette. [4]
ProvenanceFrom the M.S. Ciappara collection, 1930s-1950s; and the flower amulet from a UK collection, 19202-1940s.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, and Ancient Art, London N14, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by two previous dealer's certificates of authenticity.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (a, f, j, n).
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Egyptian Wooden Artefact Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising various items with remains of polychrome pigment, including a sun disk; an arm from a diorama; a wing of Isis; two scarab wings and others. 47 grams total, 3.6-18.5 cm
UK private collection. Acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK, 2010. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Egyptian Orange Carnelian Poppy Head Amulet
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Polished and with integral suspension loop. 0.3 grams, 11 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Very Large Egyptian Figure of Isis Seated on a Throne
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
Depicting the goddess Isis seated on a throne, suckling her infant son Horus, of whom part of the lower torso and delicately modelled hands remain; wearing a throne-shaped crown on her head (the hieroglyphic sign for her name), a tripartite wig fronted by a now absent uraeus, a broad collar and a tight-fitting ankle-length skirt; a panel with lotus flowers to the back of the decorated throne. 98 grams, 13 cm high
Fine condition.
French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. Ex Brussels Art Fair, 1990s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no. 114471-194036.
