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LOT 0490
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
39 3/4 in. (8.7 grams total, 101 cm long).
Composed of light blue tubular beads interspersed with darker coloured annular beads; restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, circa 1980.
Property of an East London, UK, collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Restrung necklace of scallops, cockles, limpets, and other types. 27 grams, 51 cm
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Egyptian Turquoise Glazed Faience Amulet of Imsety
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Flat-backed depiction of Imsety, one of the four sons of Horus, wearing a finely detailed tripartite wig, a broad collar, and holding a length of folded cloth. 3.66 grams, 36 mm
with Ancient World Arts, New York, USA. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above in 1994. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the deceased's internal organs. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. Amulets depicting these deities were placed within the mummy wrappings. -
Egyptian Green-Blue Glass Inlay of the Horus Falcon
Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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with Eternal Egypt, London, UK. Private collection, London, UK, acquired from the above on the 21 May 1992. Accompanied by a copy of the Eternal Egypt invoice. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
