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LOT 0011
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Large Bes Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
22 in. (18 grams, 56 cm).
Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads, with four larger oblate beads; central feature a large (5cm) Bes pendant, the god standing on a plinth and wearing an elaborate headdress.
ProvenanceFrom the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
FootnotesBes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his rather fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to provide protection from snakes.
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LOT 0011
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Large Bes Amulet
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Print with Hieroglyphs
1820 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Willemin - Thèbes - Hypogées - Manuscrit sur papyrus en caractères hiéroglyphiques. Deuxième partie - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 73 from La Description de l’Égypte: Antiquités, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Égypte with later backing sheet. 360 grams, 135 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 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 papyrus manuscript was recovered from the underground chambers (hypogea). -
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Egyptian Early Dynastic Gneiss Bowl
2nd-3rd Dynasty, 2860-2640 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Material also known as 'Chephren Diorite' carved with a flattened base and flaring, slightly convex sides with inward curving rim bevelled on the inside, single groove encircling the tondo; repaired. 1.4 kg, 22 cm wide
with Sotheby's, 17 December 1997, no.34. Ex Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 1998. Ex AS collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the Rupert Wace Ancient Art invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12129-214106. -
Egyptian Turquoise Faience Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Restrung using mainly tubular beads interspersed with small annular beads; modern clasp. 4.93 grams, 46 cm
From an early 20th century UK collection.
