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LOT 0542
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
16 1/8 in. (11.14 grams, 41 cm).
A restrung designer necklace string of annular beads with spherical and other beads. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old deceased estate.
Property of an East London lady collector, acquired at auction before 1995.
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LOT 0542
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Egyptian Alabaster Mirror Handle
New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1550-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
In the form of a papyrus column, the upper platform pierced through for insertion of a bronze mirror, incised with lotus petals at the top of the shaft and at the base; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 482 grams total, 14.5 cm including stand
with Nicholas Wright, London, UK, 1969. Christie's, London, 14 April 2011, no.128. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12941-243535.
The papyrus stalk was used in the hieroglyphic script for the word 'wadj', meaning 'fresh', making it an appropriate talisman for the preservation of the body. -
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Horus and Uraeus
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Detailed carapace and head, underside with a rearing cobra and Horus in falcon form. 3.42 grams, 19 mm
Mrs Allinson to Mrs Foster, 1867 and thence by descent to the current owner, Stanley Crescent, London, UK. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Hypogees Papyrus Manuscript from Thebes
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 71 from Vol .II of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française entitled Thèbes. Hypogées. Manuscrit sur papyrus. 264 grams, 102 x 69 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from an underground tomb chamber (hypogeum).
