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LOT 0435
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
25 1/4 in. (8.46 grams, 64 cm long).
Restrung group of tubular and annular beads, centrepiece a pendant bust of Pataikos. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old English deceased estate.
Acquired on the London art market in the early 1990s.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Pataikos is a representation of the creator deity Ptah, and his diminutive form is a symbol of his immense magical power.
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Egyptian Hardstone Architectural Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Amuletic model of a stonemason's plummet. 2.38 grams, 25 mm
with Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Paris, France. From the collection of Mr H. Naudy, Paris, France. Acquired at between 2004-2010. Property of a French collector.
The stonemason’s plumb bob amulet symbolised integrity, moral uprightness, emotional equilibrium, and balance. -
Egyptian Hardstone Tawaret Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Modelled in the round as a standing hippopotamus (Tawaret) figure on a rectangular base with loop to the rear. 1.98 grams, 24 mm
From the collection of Doctor Girard, a collector for over 60 years. with Hotel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 May 2017. Property of a French collector.
The goddess Tawaret was a female hippopotamus with the arms and legs of a lion and the back and tail of a crocodile. Despite her fearsome appearance, Tawaret was a household deity and protector of women in childbirth. -
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.
