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LOT 0028
Egyptian Faience Block Bead for Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1398-1338 B.C.
5/8 in. (1.84 grams, 16 mm).
Rectangular bifacial stamp with hieroglyphs writing the prenomen of Amenhotep III (Neb-Maat-Re) to obverse, and to reverse 'King's Wife Tiye'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund.
with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, London, 1917, pl. XXXV, no. 154, for a variant of this design.
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LOT 0028
Egyptian Faience Block Bead for Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
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Bronze Bust with Phallus
Roman, 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Modelled as a grotesque male head, depicted clean-shaven and hairless apart from a small tuft of hair to the rear with a raised phallus above; the neck developing to a broad circular socket with flange rim; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 377 grams total, 14.5 cm including stand
From an old Nevers collection, acquired before 1960. Ex Hotel des Ventes de Nevers. Property of a French collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12035-214900.
The exact meaning of these grotesque busts surmounted by a phallus is disputed, although Rolland (p.106) believes that they originated in Alexandria among the priests of the cult of Isis. Similar busts have been discovered in the Roman Gallia, at Bavay and Strasbourg. -
Egyptian Bronze Ring with Bust
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With discoid bezel with incuse profile facing left. 7.03 grams, 23.09 mm overall, 17.15 mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5)
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Romano-Egyptian Silver Ring with Bastet and Kittens
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
D-section hoop with lotus flowers on the shoulders, bezel formed as a reclining cat and three kittens. 15.21 grams, 28.80 mm overall, 17.01 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Ex London, UK collection, 1990s.
The cat was sacred to Bastet, a protective mother goddess and the daughter of the sun god Re. When shown with kittens, as here, Bastet's maternal role as a fierce protector of offspring is emphasised.
