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LOT 0495
Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus
LATE NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1570-1075 B.C.
3/4 in. (0.78 grams, 21 mm).
Openwork faience wedjat pendant with suspension loop above and slender frame.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.46 (j).
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LOT 0495
Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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15th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
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From an early 20th century UK collection. -
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Romano-Egyptian Glass Millefiori Face Bead
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
Spherical in form with an opaque yellow body with three face-cane slices and three chequerboard slices. 5.35 grams, 16 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent. -
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Egyptian Scarab with Sphinx
New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Carved with naturalistic anatomical detailing; the base displaying a ropework border framing three tiers of symbols and figures, including a couchant sphinx facing right and wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, a djed pillar and sacred uraeus before it, loop and other motifs; drilled for suspension. 4.18 grams, 24 mm
Ex London gentleman's collection, 1990s.
