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LOT 0455
Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Inscription
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (32 grams, 56 mm).
Piriform body, stemmed foot, and thick rim; one side inscribed with the hieroglyphs ḏt ('eternally').
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. a larger example of the type with decoration is in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA26226.
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Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Face Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Restrung; a beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard. 40 grams, 14.5 cm
Acquired 1990s. Ex Mariaud des Serres, Paris, France. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Ring with Scarab
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1660-1500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a bronze D-shaped finger ring, the bezel formed by a faience scarab with hieroglyphs and running scrolls to the underside. 5.15 grams, 38.41 mm overall, 26.58 mm internal diameter
Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s. From a private UK collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Black Stone Cylinder Seal Inscribed with Hieroglyphs for the Name Deneh
Circa 2900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
With hieroglyphic inscription, restrung pair of red stone beads, old handwritten label '1633'; accompanied by a copy of an old scholarly note, typed and signed by W.G. Lambert, late Professor of Assyriology, University of Birmingham, 1970-1993, which states: 'Cylinder Seal of Soft Black Stone, 15 x 13.5 mm. Between upper and lower rules five Egyptian hieroglyphs are engraved skillfully. The bird is 'akh', "soul", the following house, hand and wavey line, are probably a personal name Deneh or Dehen, and the remaining sign consisting of three trees or plants may be a title. This is an old Egyptian cylinder seal from the Second Dynasty, c. 2900 B.C., and the inscriptions are still in the process of being deciphered. The occurrence of "soul" suggests mortuary use, but the Egyptians made preparations for such things during life, so the owner may well have had this object during his life. It is in fine state of preservation.'; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 6.5 grams, 14 mm
UK private collection, acquired 1980-1983. Accompanied by a copy of a scholarly note, typed and signed by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert in 1992. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cylinder seals are typically engraved, cylindrical stone objects designed to be rolled over clay, leaving impressions of images and often text carved in reverse. In Egypt, they appeared early in the historical record, likely due to Mesopotamian influence, with the more familiar button and stamp seals becoming prevalent later, particularly during the First Intermediate Period.
