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LOT 0040
Egyptian Faience Ramesses II Offering Cup
1279-1213 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (31 grams, 45 mm).
Glazed blue and painted with two conjoined rectangular panels containing the king's cartouches.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1994.
FootnotesAlso known as Ramses the Great, famed for his building projects and military achievements, this king was the second longest reigning in Egyptian history, ascending the throne at age 13 and remaining there for around 67 years.
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LOT 0040
Egyptian Faience Ramesses II Offering Cup
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Bifacial Steatite Amulet with Tilapia Fish and Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Of roughly rectangular form, displaying a scaled fish in relief to the upper face and hieroglyphs to the underside; pierced for suspension. 2.9 grams, 20 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Egyptian Hardstone and Shell Hair Ring Collection
New Kingdom, 1550-1060 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £546
Comprising: three large white shell types; one carnelian type; six red jasper types. 16.1 grams total, 12-26 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Bronze Per-Medjed Oxyrhynchus Fish
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
The fish displayed atop a shrine on a hollow rectangular base; attached by ventral and pectoral fins, remains of forked tail; dorsal ridge; tapering nose; recessed circular eyes; horned sun disc headdress with coiled cobra to base; figure of a worshipping priest kneeling beneath. 271 grams, 10.6 cm
Acquired in Europe before 1990. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11833-206796.
Per-Medjed is the ancient Egyptian name of the main cult centre of this type of fish (Mormyrus kannume). The Greeks called the cult centre Oxyrhynchus Polis (meaning 'Town of the sharp-snouted fish'). In ancient Egyptian religion, these sacred fish were believed to have consumed the penis of the god Osiris after his brother Set had dismembered and scattered his body. Statuettes such as this are associated with Isis and Hathor.
