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LOT 0015
Egyptian Faience Papyrus Stalk Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-525 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (9.05 grams, 62 mm).
With stylised incised lotus petal detailing to base and neck; suspension loop.
ProvenanceEx collection Emil Saad, Paris-Alexandria.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 10.130.1818, for similar.
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Romano-Egyptian Bronze Crouching Frog Statuette
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, head raised. 10.1 grams, 23 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
This may be a weight, since small bronze statuettes of various animals including frogs were used as counterbalances on scales. -
Egyptian Faience Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Naturalistic detailing to the blue stained body and legs with section of openwork between the front and back legs; hieroglyphs on base; pierced for suspension. 1.72 grams, 15 mm
Ex collection of Emil Saad, Paris-Alexandria. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 7th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
The fragment of a vertical band (clavus) from a tunic (probably an ecclesiastic garment), woven in linen and wool, the central segment embroidered with polygonal patterns and arabesques, with four crosses inscribed in rhomboids, alternating with floral motifs, edged with two plain bands in dark green and medium brown, probably part of the original garment to which the band was applied. 185 grams, 58 x 27 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Yellow wool and linen. In this period, when Egypt passed from Roman to Arabian rule, the garments were still conspicuously decorated with stylised foliage, arabesques and meanders, geometric figures, often made in yellow or white wool over a linen background.
