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LOT 0421
Egyptian Faience Scarab Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 - 3/4 in. (5.05 grams total, 16-18 mm).
Group of three scarabs, each with a hieroglyphic inscription to the underside. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. Cohen, Collection of Egyptian Antiquities, inv.no.249, for similar in Israel Museum, inv.no.76.18.271.
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Egyptian Sandstone Relief
Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, 664-31 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief profile bust wearing the double crown; sa symbol (of protection) to the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.8 kg total, 27 cm wide
From Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris, France. with Cahn Auctions, 19 October 2002, no.527. From the Keane private collection, Kent, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12077-216770.
Possibly a sculptor's trial piece or model. -
Egyptian Bronze Ring with Portrait
Ptolemaic Period, 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,925
With ellipsoid plaque, low-relief profile bust of a male with tousled hair and aquiline nose. 21.88 grams, 30.19 mm overall, 19.08 x 16.73 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)
Acquired by the owners family in the 1980s. Ex Rupert Wace, Ancient Art Ltd, London UK. with Christie's, New York, ‘Ancient Jewellery’, 11 December 2003, no.378. European private collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12084-218157. -
Egyptian Faience Block Bead of Ramesses IV
New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, 1166-1160 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Rectangular block with hieroglyphs on both faces; one side gives the throne name of Ramesses IV (Heka-Maat-Re), the other side gives the name of the god Amun-Re. 1.45 grams, 14 mm
Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880. From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund. with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007. Property of a French collector.
