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LOT 0473
Egyptian Faience Fragment Group
MOSTLY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 - 2 in. (75 grams total, 26-53 mm).
Mixed group of fragments, including two from a shabti figure. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the late collection of a Cornish couple, formed from the early 1990s.
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Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including a crouching baboon, a baboon standing in an adoring pose, two Pataikos, a hare, and other types. 22.97 grams total, 17-41 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Bone Baboon Amulet
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Modelled seated with its left front paw raised to its lips. 1.17 grams, 17.91 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Egyptian Multi-Stranded Mummy Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Four-strand designer necklace composed of polychrome beads of mainly disc and cylindrical types. 27.4 grams, 69.5 cm
Acquired before 1979. From the private collection of Mr F.A., South Kensington, London, UK; thence by descent 2014.
For thousands of years, artisans in Egypt created vibrant ceramics to echo the beauty of rare jewels. These ornaments were created with almost every material, colour, and texture imaginable, and they come from across Egypt and beyond: vibrant blue lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, glossy black obsidian from Turkey, and aqua-green turquoise from the Sinai. They were worn in life and, after death, they served as precious ornamentation for mummies.
