Loading, please wait...
LOT 0458
Egyptian Faience Bes Amulet
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1 in. (1.31 grams, 26 mm).
Standing on a roughly oval base with hands on thighs, grotesque facial features; suspension loop to head.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
LiteratureCf. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 11.215.178, for similar.
FootnotesDespite his fearsome appearance, Bes was the protector of women in childbirth.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0458
Egyptian Faience Bes Amulet
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
-
Framed Egyptian Cartonnage Panel with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Ptolemaic or Roman Period, after 305 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,444
Tongue-shaped decorative panel with segmented borders; above, funerary scene with the deceased's mummy on a leonine bier, flanked by the attending goddesses Isis and Nephthys; the deceased's Ba-bird hovering above the body; a central vertical band of semi-cursive hieroglyphic text flanked by six panels containing figures of the Four Sons of Horus and squatting knife-wielding guardians; mounted on board in a glazed frame. 2.17 kg total, 36.5 cm high
From a London, UK, collection. Exhibited in London in mid 2000s. Private gentleman's collection, J.L., Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a scholarly report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11772-203499.
This cartonnage comes from a set of mummy trappings, usually consisting of four to six individual pieces that were sown on the front of a mummified and bandaged body. The element here is an apron positioned on the body below a mask and collar and above a foot cover or stylised 'sandals'. The central band of inscription calls upon Osiris and Anubis to ensure a good burial for the deceased. -
Phoenician Stone Scaraboid
6th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Drilled horizontally for suspension; incuse schematic animal on base. 1.5 grams, 12 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent. -
Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace Collection
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Comprising three restrung, multi-stranded composition necklaces composed of mainly annular and tubular polychrome beads. 65 grams total, 68-70 cm long
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F. A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
