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LOT 0643
Egyptian Faience and Glass Bead and Amulet Collection
LATE-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 664-323 A.D.
3/8 - 1 1/4 in. (59 grams total, 10-33 mm).
Including pendant amulets of Isis Lactans and Taweret; an amethyst scarab with wadj, nefer, and neb hieroglyphs on the underside; tubular beads with dragged trails; a face pendant; and other types. [21]
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 0643
Egyptian Faience and Glass Bead and Amulet Collection
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Egyptian Carnelian Amulet with Isis
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Trapezoidal in plan and biconvex in section, with faceted edges, bearing a depiction of Isis Lactans; pierced for suspension. 2.08 grams, 19 mm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of an Orbiculus from a Tunic
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion, embroidered with vegetal ornaments, and the borders decorated with meanders. 6.38 grams, 10 x 9.8 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
In the Late Roman Period, round orbiculi decorated the shoulders and the lower part of tunics and kamisia (inner tunics). These fabrics were of great decorative finesse, displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. When the tunic was removed from use, these embroideries could be recycled and patched onto another garment. -
Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1350 B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Mosaic bead fragment with a decoration composed of black, white, and yellow glass; display stand attached. 4.38 grams, 21 mm
Ex Roger Liechti (1934-2010), Petit-Lancy, Switzerland (inv. no.E.837); received from Mr Cohen, Galerie La Reine Margot, Paris. Thence by family descent, Switzerland.
