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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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Historic Collection of 867 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts Including Other Sites in Egypt
1960s-1980s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering Unas Teti, Memphis, Tombs of the Nobles, Meruruka, Saqqara, general Egyptian sites, jewellery, and architecture etc. 4.4 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988. -
Egyptian Faience Anubis Amulet
664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With rectangular base and dorsal pillar pierced at the shoulders, Anubis in human form with short klt, jackal's head with large ears. 4.92 grams, 46 mm
Collection of an amateur, Carouge, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s-1990s. Thence by descent to the collection of Mr S.P., since 2020. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Steatite Scarab Group
Mainly Second Intermediate Period-New Kingdom, circa 1600-1069 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Designs include: a line border enclosing the name of Amenhotep III and the epithet ‘Ruler of Thebes’; a line border enclosing a central shrine-like motif containing a sa and nefer sign, flanked by mirrored djed, ro, and nefer signs; a line border enclosing a bark, sun disc, wedjat, and neb signs; a Line border enclosing two facing falcons flanked by rearing cobras and a nwb (gold) sign above; a line border enclosing the phrase ‘powerful is the justice of Re’ (user-Maat-Re), which formed part of the throne name of several Ramesside pharaohs. 11.2 grams total, 9-19 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
