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LOT 0464
Egyptian Faience Tubular Bead and Amulet Group
NEW KINGDOM, 1315-332 B.C. AND LATER
1/8 - 7/8 in. (26 grams total, 3-22 mm).
Composed mainly of tubular and annular beads decorated with polychrome glazes, together with the upper half of an amulet of the god Shu. [150+]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century UK collection.
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Large Egyptian Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
Late Period, 30th Dynasty, 380-343 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Modelled mummiform, arms crossed over the chest holding crook and flail, with a blank pillar to reverse; hieroglyphs to the front of the body; remains of glaze; mounted on a wooden display base; repaired. 191 grams total, 17 cm high including stand
Gifted by Herbert Parsons (1870-1940) to his grandson, James Gibson (1926-2013). Inherited by the vendor and her brother, from their grandfather James Gibson. -
Egyptian Carnelian Cobra Amulet
Third Intermediate Period, circa 900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Carved on a free-standing rectangular base; suspension loop to the serpent's back. 8.58 grams, 33 mm
Acquired prior to 2000 from a European collection. Canadian private collection of Mr A.K. of Montreal.
The sacred uraeus was a symbol of royalty, sovereignty and divine authority in ancient Egypt. -
Egyptian Mottled Stone Intaglio with Seated Isis and Horus
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Depicting a figural scene showing seated Isis with Horus; bevelled edge; repaired. 1.9 grams, 24 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
Acquired in the 1990s. Private German collection. Ex private Belgian collection. From the collection of G.M.R.H.
