Loading, please wait...
LOT 0429
Egyptian Faience Djed Pillar Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-323 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.9 grams, 21 mm).
Decorated with a blue glaze; pillar to reverse, pierced for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection, Carnavon, North Wales, UK.
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.
-
Egyptian and Other Faience Amulet and Bead Group
New Kingdom, 1315-332 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a group of mostly blue faience beads and amulets of mixed types and forms, with others of different types, materials and colours; each pierced for stringing. 39 grams total, 1-26 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a double band of purple wool over linen, the ornament consisting of a series of circles alternating with a star-shaped and rhomboid decoration. 152 grams, 42.5 x 34 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The large segments can be classified as clavi, although they are not part of a tunic but more possibly borders of a curtain, or a funerary sheet. Mantles and funerary shrouds were usually decorated by wide bands along the lower border, imitating the ornaments of tunics with clavi and orbiculi. -
Egyptian Brown Faience Tyet Amulet
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Also known as tit, or the knot of Isis; with pillar to reverse, pierced for suspension. 3.52 grams, 40 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Caernarfon, North Wales, UK.
