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LOT 0474
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Lotus Flower Amulets
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
43 3/4 in. (24.9 grams, 111 cm long).
Restrung group of mainly tubular beads with five faience lotus-flower pendants. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English deceased estate.
Acquired on the London art market in the early 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
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LOT 0474
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Lotus Flower Amulets
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Monumental Egyptian Bronze Atef Crown Feather From a Life-Sized Statue
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Ostrich feather with deep recessed cells to accept inlay, with tapering mounting lug to one side; remnants of gilding; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.21 kg, 33.5 cm high including stand
Seward Kennedy collection, acquired 1960s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11840-207822.
This large feather is part of an Atef crown that would have been attached to a wooden statue of Osiris, the powerful underworld deity. The crown combines the Hedjet, the White Crown of Upper Egypt, flanked by ostrich feathers on each side to form the Atef crown. -
Egyptian Faience Bead and Scarab Collection
New Kingdom-Late Period, circa 1400-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Including tubular and annular beads, scarabs and scaraboids with inscriptions, including the prenomen of Amenhotep III (Neb-Maat-Re) and the nomen of Amenhotep II (A-Kheperu-Re). 22.4 grams total, 3-18 mm
From an early to mid 20th century collection, West country, UK. -
Egyptian Faience Hieroglyphic Shabti For Djed-Bastet-iuef-ankh
Third Intermediate Period, 1069-702 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With pale blue surface and applied black detailing to hair, seed-bag and tools; faint hieroglyphs to lower body giving the dedication 'The Osiris, Djed-Bastet-iuef-ankh'. 18.9 grams, 80 mm
From a UK collection in the 1990s. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
