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LOT 0053
Egyptian Faience Sekhmet Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (4.75 grams, 39 mm).
Glazed composition amuletic pendant of lioness-headed goddess Sekhmet seated on a throne with sceptre held to her chest.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr A.M.
Ex Artemission, London SW5, UK.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity and invoice.
Cf. statue in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA71 showing Sekhmet with sceptre.
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Egyptian Wooden Model Boat with Oarsmen
Middle Kingdom, late 11th-early 12th Dynasty, 2010-1961 B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £8,000
Comprising a cream-coloured crescent-shaped boat manned by a crew of seven oarsmen, each with a short black wig, their bodies painted in reddish-brown and wearing cream-coloured kilts; all with pivoting arms and with hands drilled to accept oars (now missing); an outline around the boat's deck and a net pattern at the prow and stern in red; a portion of an inward slanting stern post remains, with traces of another at the prow; the oarsmen re-affixed. 1.3 kg total, 41.5 cm wide
Acquired in the 1960s. From the collection of the late Egyptologist Surgeon Commander P.H.K. Gray RN. From a Surrey, UK, collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11943-209563.
Models of various boat types were sometimes provided for the same burial. For the different types see Winlock, H.E., Models of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt from the Tomb of Meket-Re' at Thebes, Cambridge MA, 1955, pp.92-103. -
Romano-Egyptian Silver Ring with Cat and Kittens
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
D-shaped in profile with flared shoulders, bezel with a reclining cat and two sitting kittens facing in opposite directions. 9.21 grams, 25.43 mm overall, 19.32 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
Egyptian Decorated Wooden Pyxis
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Lathe-turned body and separate lid, incised bands to the equator, flared base, and fillet to the domed lid. 60 grams, 73 mm high
Ex UK collection, 1930-1940s.
