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LOT 0471
Egyptian Faience Shabti
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 in. (10.5 grams, 49 mm).
Plano-convex in section with moulded piriform face and wig, tools in the crossed hands, accompanied by an old handwritten note 'faience. Ceramic composed of crushed quartz or quartz sand with small amounts of lime and plant ash or naron. Coated with a bright blue or green glaze or soda[...]' and to verso 'Late period 700-400 BC Ex Margaret Seton-Jones from Flinders Petrie'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Margaret Seton-Jones from Flinders Petrie.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
Accompanied by a handwritten slip with description and provenance.
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LOT 0471
Egyptian Faience Shabti
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Blue Glass Inlay Collection
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Comprising: four vessel- or cartouche-shaped inlays, a djed pillar, and two standing figures. 8.98 grma total, 31-37 mm
From a 20th century UK collection. -
Egypto-Roman Seated Limestone Statuette of Bes
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, circa 332 B.C.-300 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round in a crouching pose on a rectangular base; the beard modelled in hanks with curled ends, the eyes recessed to accept inserts, mouth gaping; animal head amulet on the chest suspended on a cord; socket to reverse; chipped. 942 grams, 18.5 cm
Bonhams, London, 4 July 1995, no.36. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13294-255443.
From the New Kingdom onwards, Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities. Despite his somewhat fearsome appearance, Bes served as the patron and protector of pregnant women and children and was also believed to shield them from snakes. -
Egyptian Alabaster Miniature 'Torpedo' Flask
Middle Kingdom, 2nd millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovoid in profile with a pointed base, narrow opening, and hollowed interior. 62.6 grams, 57 mm
From a UK private collection since at least 1946. Property of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Ancient Egyptian cosmetics included volatile essential oils, animal fats, or scented plant resins. The ‘torpedo’ shape of the vessel required it to be positioned horizontally, ensuring the fluid remained in contact with the stopper or seal to prevent it from drying out or leaking.
