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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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2nd-3rd Dynasty, 2860-2640 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Material also known as 'Chephren Diorite' carved with a flattened base and flaring, slightly convex sides with inward curving rim bevelled on the inside, single groove encircling the tondo; repaired. 1.4 kg, 22 cm wide
with Sotheby's, 17 December 1997, no.34. Ex Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 1998. Ex AS collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the Rupert Wace Ancient Art invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12129-214106. -
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Opening Bid: £250
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Egyptian Bronze Striding Figure of the Goddess Neith
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Striding on a rectangular base; formerly holding a papyrus sceptre (?) in her extended left hand, her right hand by her side, and wearing a long close-fitting dress; mounted on an old marble tiered base with 'NEITH' legend to one short edge. 287 grams total, 13.5 cm high (15.5 cm high including stand)
From an early 20th century collection, based on the alabaster stand. Probably the Hilton Price collection, based on the style of the base. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12131-213614.
Neith was the patron goddess of the powerful city of Sais in the Nile Delta.
