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LOT 0465
Egyptian Faience Mummy Beadwork Mask
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
12 5/8 in. (145 grams, 32 cm).
A netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads depicting a mummy face mask with a false beard, a scarab with extended wings below, and beneath the 'Four Sons of Horus’, Hapy, Imsety, Qebehsenuef, and Duamutef, joined together with areas of open netting of tubular examples; restrung with some later beads.
ProvenanceMariaud de Serres, Paris, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the deceased's internal organs. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. These internal organs were often placed in canopic jars with the head of the respective Son of Horus.
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Egyptian Pink Quartz Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Carved with deep sides and carapace detailing to the upper face, pierced. 19.82 grams, 33 mm
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Egyptian Faience Necklace with Pendant
New Kingdom, 1400-1100 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Restrung group of tubular and fusiform faience beads with D-shaped pendant and two tiers of dangles beneath. 48 grams, 80 cm long
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
