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LOT 0442
Egyptian Faience Shabti and Amulet Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 5/8 - 2 1/2 in. (20 grams total, 41-65 mm).
Two mummiform shabti figurines, one faded pale green and the other bright turquoise; one amuletic figurine, possibly of a ram or baboon-headed deity with sun disk headdress, applied black pigment detailing. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
FootnotesShabti figures were created to carry out heavy manual tasks on behalf of a person in the afterlife. From the Third Intermediate Period into the Late Period burials were often provided with several hundred shabtis.
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Greek Marble Head of Dionysus
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Carved in the half-round in three-quarter view, youthful male head with stern features, hair gathered in a browband, horns to the brow; from a frieze or relief; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.59 kg total, 18.7 cm high including stand
Private European collection. Acquired on the Swiss art market, October 2013. European private collection. Accompanied by a copy of the 2013 invoice. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12085-218192. -
Egyptian Fabric Panel Group
Coptic, 4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: square panel with border of repeated motif of an amphora and vine issuing from the top, guilloche, radiating foliage; similar with guilloche enclosing repeating ring motifs, knotwork band and central radiating fleur-de-lys motifs; similar with concentric bands of roundels and central floret; each mounted on a wooden-framed fabric backing. 1.08 kg total, 25.3 x 25.5 cm each
Acquired from Esther Fitzgerald Rare Textiles, London, UK. Property of a North American gallery. -
Foot of an Egyptian Mummy
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Preserved left foot from a mummy with bones (calcaneus and navicular) visible at the rear, phalanges; mounted in a sturdy glass display case. 753 grams total, 21.2 x 9.2 x 10 cm including box
Acquired from a licenced dealer in Cairo, Egypt, prior to 1975. On loan to Walton Primary School as an educational exhibit circa 2001. Property of a private collector, Walton on the Naze, UK.
Please note that this item is for collection only.
