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LOT 0508
Egyptian Faience Amulet Group
NEW KINGDOM, AMARNA PERIOD, 1353-1336 B.C.
3/8 - 7/8 in. (1.53 grams total, 9-22 mm).
Composed of polychrome amulets of various types, with suspension loops. [5]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection, Surrey, UK.
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Large Egyptian Faience Cartouche Amulet for the Pharaoh Apries
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Displaying Wahibre, the birth name of the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Apries on one face; his throne name, Haaibre (rendered 'Apries' in Hellenistic times) on the other; repaired. 7.7 grams, 41 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Private collection of H. N., Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK.
This plaque was almost certainly once part of a foundation deposit of a temple built in the reign of this pharaoh. A similar, albeit slightly thicker, double-sided cartouche-shaped plaque of this king is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 02.4.105b). -
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Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Horus
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Carved with naturalistic anatomical detailing, the base with incused sun-disk and Horus falcon holding a flail, above neb hieroglyph; drilled for suspension. 2.51 grams, 17 mm
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
The sign group reads: 'Lord Ra-Horakhty'. -
Egyptian Amethyst Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Shown in the form of a falcon modelled perched on a rectangular base; drilled for suspension. 5.9 grams, 27 mm wide
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
