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LOT 0521
Egyptian Faience Amulet with Thoth as Ibis and Maat
LATE NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1304-332 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (22 grams total, 43 mm wide including stand).
On a wedge-shaped base and decorated in turquoise glaze; the ibis's beak resting on a diminutive figure of the goddess Maat; suspension loop on the neck of the bird; collector's inventory number E509' on the underside; accompanied by a custom-made display base.
ProvenanceEx Reine Margot, 1973.
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, collection between 1950-1990s.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.25, fig.21f, for similar.
FootnotesIn the judgment of the dead (Book of the Dead saying 125), Thoth, who is often represented in ibis form, records the result of weighing the heart of the deceased. The god is therefore mostly depicted in connection with the goddess Maat, whose feather was used as a counterbalance to the purity of the heart; such amulets were thus aimed at protecting the deceased from failing in the decision of the court of the dead.
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LOT 0521
Egyptian Faience Amulet with Thoth as Ibis and Maat
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Faience and Glass Bead Group
Mostly Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Mixed group of mostly tubular glazed composition beads in various colours, with later small glass beads. 15.2 grams total, 2-20 mm
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, and from a Paris Gallery. -
Original Framed Photographs of Egyptian Monuments
1922 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Group of four original photographs, each in a glazed wooden frame: (1) Karnak: Gateway of Ptolemy III Euergetes and Ptolemy IV Philopator at the Precinct of Montu (2) Obelisks at Karnak, on the right erected by Thutmose I (reign c. 1520 - 1492 BCE) and on the left by Hatshepsut (1479-1458 BCE) (3) Column of Taharqa, Karnak Temple (4) Karnak temple columns with hieroglyphs. 4.6 kg total, 46 x 35.5 cm each
Property of a North Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Large Egyptian Heart Scarab with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
With naturalistic detailing to the upper body and legs; base engraved with seven rows of hieroglyphic text, a version of Chapter 30b of the Book of the Dead; faience or glazed steatite. 68.5 grams, 54 mm
Ex collection Charles Bouché, (1928 - 2010). Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.139368. Accompanied by old sketches of the artefact together with a provisional translation of the hieroglyphic inscription in French; mentioning the god Osiris. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11845-206822.
