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LOT 0433
Egyptian Faience Amulet Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 - 1 in. (11.6 grams total, 16-25 mm).
Comprising three heart amulets, two phallic amulets, and a ribbed fruit amulet. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0433
Egyptian Faience Amulet Group
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Temple of Edfou
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 54 from Vol.I of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Edfou. (Apollinopolis magna. Coupe longitudinale du grand temple. 216 grams, 105.5 x 69.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The temple at Edfu in Upper Egypt is dedicated to Horus and was built during the Ptolemaic Period. It remains one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt. -
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Detailed carapace and head, underside with animals and wedjat motif; pierced longitudinally. 6.65 grams, 24 mm
Mrs Allinson to Mrs Foster, 1867 and thence by descent to the current owner, Stanley Crescent, London, UK. -
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Horus and Uraeus
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Detailed carapace and head, underside with a rearing cobra and Horus in falcon form. 3.42 grams, 19 mm
Mrs Allinson to Mrs Foster, 1867 and thence by descent to the current owner, Stanley Crescent, London, UK.
