Loading, please wait...

Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab
Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Details

LOT 0008

Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

3/4 in. (1.89 grams, 20 mm).

With fine anatomical detailing on the body and striated wingcase, legs folded beneath the body and flanked by a ribbed suspension loop.

Provenance

Ex Swedish nobleman's collection, early 20th century, reputedly from Petrie’s excavations.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p. 59, Fig. 59 f and g, for similar green faience Late Period scarabs.

CONDITION
VETTING:

TimeLine 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.

Reputedly from Petrie’s Excavations

LOT 0008

Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £300 +BP*
(1 Bid, Reserve not met)

Sign in to Bid

Please enter a e-mail
Please enter a password
Or Create Account here.
Please confirm to accept TC and Privacy policy

(1 Bid, Reserve not met)   |   Current bid: £300
RELATED LOTS
  • Egyptian Glass Mummy Eye
    Egyptian Glass Mummy Eye
    Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.

    Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)

    Bids: 1   |   Current Bid: £5

    White sclera with inset black glass iris; old dealer's ticket with legend; repaired. 5 grams, 36 mm



    Ex John Cummings Ltd., Lincolnshire, UK. From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an old information card.

    Lot Details

  • Egyptian Stone Scarab Group
    Egyptian Stone Scarab Group
    Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. and later

    Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)

    Bids: 2   |   Current Bid: £10

    Comprising five scarabs with anatomical detailing: one carnelian with two antelopes tête-bêche; one with worn hieroglyphs on the underside; one with two neb signs flanking others; one with two neb signs flanking a standing human figure, uraeus and nefer; and one with the Horus falcon above the sign for gold (nbw). 7.5 grams total, 12-16 mm



    From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

    The falcon on the sign of gold, meaning 'Golden Horus (or falcon)', is found in the titles of Egyptian kings and was therefore considered a potent symbolic motif on scarabs.

    Lot Details

  • Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Panel with Four Sons of Horus
    Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Panel with Four Sons of Horus
    Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.

    Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £50

    Openwork beaded panel depicting a winged scarab with the Four Sons of Horus, Hapy, Imsety, Qebehsenuef, and Duamutef below; restrung. 22.9 grams, 11.3 cm wide



    Ex Mariaud de Serres collection, Paris, France, 1980s-1990s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.

    Winged scarabs were often used as funerary amulets and believed to symbolise the deceased's rebirth and regeneration. The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the deceased's internal organs. Here, on the left, is the baboon-headed Hapy, protector of the lungs, then the human-headed Imsety, protector of the liver, followed by the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, who protected the intestines and, finally, the erect-eared jackal-headed Duamutef on the right, who protected the stomach.

    Lot Details