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LOT 0483
Egyptian Faience Shabti Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 5/8 - 2 in. (20 grams total, 41-52 mm).
Four blue-glazed mummiform shabtis with worn detail. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s.
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Large Egyptian Faience Cartouche Amulet for the Pharaoh Apries
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Displaying Wahibre, the birth name of the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Apries on one face; his throne name, Haaibre (rendered 'Apries' in Hellenistic times) on the other; repaired. 7.7 grams, 41 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Private collection of H. N., Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK.
This plaque was almost certainly once part of a foundation deposit of a temple built in the reign of this pharaoh. A similar, albeit slightly thicker, double-sided cartouche-shaped plaque of this king is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 02.4.105b). -
Egyptian Wooden Fowl-Roasting Scene
11th-12th Dynasty, 2010-1960 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
The scene comprising: a thick rectangular base with gessoed surface; squatting male figure in a white kilt with modelled hair and painted facial details, the hands drilled to accept the handles of tools; a wooden spit with impaled carcass of a roasting fowl in the left hand; a small fan in the right hand; a squat fire-bowl with rounded rim and recess to the upper edge. 980 grams total, 31 cm wide
Acquired in the 1960s. From the collection of the late Egyptologist Surgeon Commander PHK Gray RN. From a Surrey, UK, collection. Accompanied by a scholarly note from Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.202932.
Crafted for the tomb to accompany the deceased and provide for him in the afterlife. -
Phoenician Blue Glass Bifacial 'Lady in the Window' Type Pierced Disc
7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Composed of a bifacial oval plaque showing a female face in relief to both sides, stylised facial detailing and shoulder-length hair; mounting socket to one end. 2.49 grams, 26 mm
From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
