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LOT 0514
Egyptian Faience Scarab of Amenhotep III
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
7/8 in. (6.4 grams, 22 mm).
Detailed body and legs, underside with a cartouche of Amenhotep III containing his throne name Nebmaatre.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A long, restrung designer necklace of annular beads with spherical, tubular and other types. 2.2.28 grams, 96 cm
From an old deceased estate. Property of an East London lady collector, acquired at auction before 1995. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Memnonium at Thebes and Tomb of Ozymandias
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 26 from Vol .II of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Thèbes. Memnonium. Vue du tombeau d'Osymandyas et d'une partie de la chaîne Libyque, prise du nord-est. 227 grams, 104 x 69.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The "Memnonium" was the Greek name for the mortuary temple of Ramesses II, known today as the Ramesseum. -
Egyptian Glass Eyes
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising two blue-rimmed eyes with black pupil and cream sclera, and a blue eyebrow. 2.82 grams total, 23-24 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.