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LOT 0001
Egyptian Faience Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (4.18 grams, 27 mm).
With detailed ribbing to the carapace, legs and mouth; underside with central ribbed loop; old inked collector's reference 'E.45'.
ProvenanceCollected between the 1950s-1990s.
Ex Roger Liechti (1934-2010) collection, Geneva, Switzerland.
Cf. NFA Classical Auctions, Scarabs and Design Amulets, December 11, 1991, item 280.
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Opening Bid: £150
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Wedjat Eyes
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Restrung on two parallel strands using mainly annular and tubular beads, enhanced with two pairs of small wedjat eye pendants, one pair with applied black detailing and the other pair with moulded low-relief detailing; with a central, large wedjat eye pendant with low-relief detailing. 14.1 grams, 44 cm
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Egyptian Gold Pendant Collection
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Comprising: a sheet-gold wedjat eye; a gold sheet penannular ring, possibly a wig ornament; a sheet-gold bead formed as a granulated female bust; gold aegis of Sekhmet wearing a broad collar and sun disc; a black snake's head mounted in gold with red carnelian eyes, possibly later replacements; mounted in display frame with purple velvet backing. 235 grams total, 15.3 x 10 cm
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