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LOT 0423
Egyptian Faience Shabti Collection
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
2 5/8 - 2 7/8 in. (11.1 grams total, 67-72 mm).
Comprising mainly D-section types with moulded facial detailing some with vertical band of hieroglyphs to the lower body. [6]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Large Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Sizeable wedjat-eye amulet with applied black detailing to the pupil and brow. 16.5 grams, 50.4 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
The wedjat-eye amulet symbolises the healed eye of the god Horus, representing both human and falcon elements. The name wedjat in ancient Egyptian means ‘the one that is sound.’ According to Egyptian mythology, Horus' eye was wounded or taken by the god Seth and later restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was believed to protect its wearer and confer qualities of recovery and regeneration. It was highly popular and was used by both the living and the dead. -
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Restrung group of mosaic glass tubular beads, spherical and other spacer beads, pendant amulet of Sekhmet seated on throne. 26 grams, 35 cm, amulet: 41 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Blue Glass Mummy Eye Pair
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Composed of overpainted white sclerae with obsidian irises, set into contoured blue glass lids with extending cosmetic lines; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 44.35 grams total including stand, 56 mm each
Property of a North American gentleman, London, UK, 1990-2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13254-252260.
The eyes would have been applied to a mummy case. They were carefully bevelled and ground to fit the original mummy case. They could also have been used for the mummy masks.
