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LOT 0004
Egyptian Faience Figure of Thoth
26TH DYNASTY, 664-525 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (44.7 grams, 88 mm high).
A pale green glazed composition figure of Thoth in ibis-head form, plain dorsal pillar, pleated kilt, tripartite wig; old collector's inked accession number 'E.1000' to the reverse; repaired.
ProvenanceEx Roger Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11595-199013.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, frontispiece for similar.
FootnotesOne of the most prominent of the ancient Egyptian gods, Thoth was associated with writing, magic and wisdom, and was credited with founding a number of branches of knowledge including law, religion and science. He is believed to have been self-created or grown from the seed of Horus from the forehead of Set. As the son of the gods of order and chaos, he was also the god of equilibrium. As such, he was considered a just and infallible judge.
Worshipped from the Pre-Dynastic to the Ptolemaic Period, Thoth was one of the longest, continuously worshipped gods from any civilisation. Thoth's Egyptian name was Djehuty (also dhwty) meaning ‘He Who is Like the Ibis’, a sacred bird in ancient Egypt as well as a popular pet associated with wisdom.
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LOT 0004
Egyptian Faience Figure of Thoth
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Shabti of Psamtek
Late Period, 27th-30th Dynasty, circa 525-343 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
A pale green composition shabti standing on a rectangular base, the arms crossed over the chest, holding a pick and a hoe with a seed bag over the left shoulder, wearing a wig and false beard; two vertical columns of hieroglyphs to the dorsal pillar naming the Controller of the Estates, Psamtek. 41.8 grams, 96 mm high
From a Worcester deceased estate. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Paul Whelan. -
Egyptian Limestone Figure of Isis-Aphrodite
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £483
A limestone figure modelled in the half-round, lying naked on a rectangular bed, executed with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, voluminous coiffed hair and painted necklace, armbands and distinctive ornamental girdle at the waist; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 109 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand
Fine condition.
with Secret Eye Gallery, New York City, 1977. with Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, 8 October, 2003, lot 66. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by an original Arte Primitivo catalogue page. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
This syncretic figure combines the Egyptian goddess Isis and the Greek goddess Aphrodite, a deity popular from the 3rd century B.C. into the Roman Period, who embodied aspects of fertility, marriage, and childbirth. -
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Egyptian Translucent Carnelian Scarab
Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period, 2133-1550 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £483
A translucent carnelian scarab with detailing to the head, body and legs; drilled for suspension. 5.98 grams, 22 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1979-1999. London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
