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LOT 0020
Egyptian Faience Bead Mummy Mask and Collar with Good Colour
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
10 7/8 x 11 1/4 in. (556 grams, 27.5 x 28.5 cm).
Comprising a restrung panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard and collar; framed and glazed.
ProvenanceEx collection of Mr & Ms François & Marion Reber - Burki, Rue des Beaux-Arts 10, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Collected in the first part of 20th century by Mr F. Burki, father of Ms Marion Reber.
Cf. Manley, B., and Dodson, A., Life Everlasting. National Museum of Scotland Collection of Ancient Egyptian Coffins, Edinburgh, 2010, p.114, no.43, for a similar mask and collar.
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LOT 0020
Egyptian Faience Bead Mummy Mask and Collar with Good Colour
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Egyptian Amethyst Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Carved in the round, the falcon seated on a rectangular base with outstretched talons, the wings neatly tucked against the body, incised detailing and drilled eyes; a small drilled depression on the top of the head; drilled longitudinally for suspension. 5.98 grams, 27 mm
From an early 20th century collection. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
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Egyptian Limestone Head of a Priest
Ptolemaic Period, 332-31 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
With shaven head, finely modelled facial features, lined forehead; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.8 kg total, 20 cm including stand
with J.J. Klejman, Madison Avenue, New York, USA, 1960s. UK collection, acquired from the above, 1960s.
The heads of priests in Egypt were customarily shaven for reasons of ritual purity. -
Egyptian Limestone Scarab in Gold Ring
Circa 1750-1550 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £572
The scarab carved with simple anatomical detailing with two columns of hieroglyphs to base, including a djed pillar; set in a later gold swivel bezel with beaded edge supported by a tapering, round-section grooved hoop. 2.91 grams, 24.16 mm overall, 21.04 mm internal diameter
Collected from 1970-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
The djed pillar was associated with the god Ptah, and from the New Kingdom onwards it was associated with the god Osiris, meaning stability, rejuvenation and regeneration. Thus it was used by both the living and the dead, formed of a variety of materials.
