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LOT 0457
Egyptian Faience Shabti Group
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1 3/4 - 2 1/2 in. (21 grams total, 45-63 mm).
Comprising: one olive-green with lobe base, one rich blue with black detailing, one with tripartite wig. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
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Egyptian Blue Faience Bead Necklace
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly tubular and oblate types, centrepiece a rosette pendant. 49 grams, 70 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Egyptian Stone Alabastron
Late Old Kingdom, circa 2300 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The body with rounded shoulders, convex outer face and pointed base, everted rim; accompanied by a custom-made display base. 34.2 grams, 48 mm high (48.9 grams, 55 mm including stand)
Acquired in Europe before 1994. European collection. -
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace String with Thoth Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads; the central feature a large amulet of Thoth in ibis-form wearing a short kilt and advancing on a rectangular plinth. 19 grams, 46 cm
From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974.
