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LOT 0483
Egyptian Faience Wedjat Eye Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 3/8 in. (5.2 grams, 35 mm).
With low-relief detailing, suspension loop originally above the eyebrow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired mid 20th century.
From the private collection of the late Bill Verney.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Cf. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no.10.130.1900, for similar but less detailed example.
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Egyptian Painted Wooden Model of a Cow Giving Birth, Together with Two Figures
Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th Dynasty, 2023-1862 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Composed of three figures: a standing cow or other quadruped giving birth to its young, its head, neck and forelegs emerging from the mother's rear, both with a black and white speckled coat; a standing male figure with articulated arms and pierced hands, wearing a kilt and cropped wig and with stylised facial detailing; a kneeling figure also with articulated arms, open-palm hands, wearing a kilt and cropped wig, stylised facial features; extensive remains of polychrome pigment. 111 grams total, 9.5-16 cm
From an early 20th century Home Counties collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11597-199209.
Such models would have been deposited in tombs; the purpose of such a scene was probably to evoke the season of spring, when calves were born, and the floodplain where farmers lived and raised their livestock. -
Large Egyptian Triad Faience Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Olive-green glazed composition amulet with triad of deities: Isis and Nephthys wearing their usual headdresses, flanking Harpocrates with his side-lock; all three with hands joined; ribbed suspension loop above. 45 grams, 62 mm
Part of an old collection dating back to the 19th century. Ex property of a gentleman, acquired before the 1980s. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK. -
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Egyptian Limestone Miniature Obelisk with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,460
With tapering sides and pointed top, incised vertical column of hieroglyphic text to one face: ẖry-ḥbt ḳbḥ ḥtp mr-mšꜥ imn, ''lector-priest' (give) purified offering (to the) general of the army (of) Amun'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 444 grams total, 21 cm high
Acquired in Egypt in the early 20th century. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
In ancient Egypt, it was common for small obelisks like this one to be placed on either side of the entrance to private tombs. Typically inscribed on one side only, these obelisks held great solar religious significance and were closely associated with the cult of the sun-god Re. They symbolised the ancient Egyptians' belief in the rebirth of the deceased, with the moment of revivification being characterised by the individual's face being illuminated by the rays of the rising sun. It was said that, at that moment, the deceased was able to "open their sight to see the sun-god," as one religious text explains.
