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LOT 0502
Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C.
19 1/4 in. (5.64 grams, 49 cm long).
Composed of polychrome glazed beads of mainly tubular and annular types, together with pendant beads including two blue Amarna bunches of grapes, fruits and lotus buds; restrung with a modern clasp.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London gentleman, 1980s-1990s.
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Egyptian Wooden Animal-Headed Furniture Leg
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Representing the head, chest and split forelegs of a lion with ochre-tan surface and applied black detailing; ledge to the reverse and socket to accept a mounting peg or mortice; mounted on a custom-made stand. 260 grams, 33 cm high (529 grams total, 35.5 cm high including stand)
Fine condition.
Swiss collection prior to late 1990s. Private London collection since 1999. -
Egyptian Faience Bead and Amulet Necklace
New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Composed of polychrome glazed beads of tubular and annular types, together with pendant amulets including fly and fruit; restrung. 5.6 grams, 48 cm long
From the collection of a London gentleman, 1980s-1990s. -
Egyptian Green Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Modelled mummiform with arms crossed over the chest, holding pick and hoe, a column of hieroglyphs with owner and mother's names running vertically down the front of the body, standing on a plinth with blank pillar to reverse; mounted on a wooden display base. 123 grams total, 13 cm high including stand
Gifted by Herbert Parsons (1870-1940) to his grandson, James Gibson (1926-2013). Inherited by the vendor and her brother, from their grandfather James Gibson.
The owner of this shabti (name unclear) was a Hem-Ka priest of Osiris.
