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LOT 0679
Egyptian Faience Triad Amulet with Nephthys, Horus, and Isis
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 1/8 in. (4.25 grams, 28 mm).
The goddesses Nephthys and Isis flank the youthful Horus, each wearing a headdress composed of identifying hieroglyphs, and the group stands on a rectangular base; the plain back has a suspension loop on the reverse for use as an amulet.
ProvenanceEx Alfred Reinhart, Switzerland (1873-1935), Alexandria since 1896; inherited by Carl Leonhard Burckhardt, Basel (1902-1965) and Marianne Burckhardt-Reinhart (1905-1981), Egypt, until 1966, then in Switzerland.
Thereafter, by descent to Rosmarin Cereghetti-Burckhardt (1929- 2022).
Thence by family, Switzerland.
In a protective gesture, Isis, the mother of Horus, and Nephthys, his aunt, stand on either side of the divine child, each holding one of his hands.
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LOT 0679
Egyptian Faience Triad Amulet with Nephthys, Horus, and Isis
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£365 (EUR 423; USD 493) ‡+BP*
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Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
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.
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Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Amenemheb.
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1444-1400 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Part of a tapering cone, with the circular flat end impressed with two columns of hieroglyphic text reading: 'Deputy of the great army, Amenemheb'. 333 grams, 90 mm
Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Amenemheb's tomb in the Theban necropolis at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna is numbered TT 85. Amenemhab (also known as Mahu), was an important military official who served under pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhotep II. -
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Egyptian Alabaster Shabti Figure of the Osiris, Kay
New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, circa 1292-1077 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Mummiform figure wearing a short lappet wig, with a black-painted broad collar, arms crossed over the chest, holding black-painted agricultural implements; eight columns of black hieroglyphic text surround the figure's lower half, the front central column reading: 'The illuminated one, the Osiris, Kay...'. 297 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand
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