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LOT 0725
Egyptian Faience Winged Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-30TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
2 3/8 in. (10.98 grams, 60 mm).
Comprising a winged scarab modelled with a ribbed carapace and two extended wings with feather detailing; a suspension hole runs transversely through the head. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s.
From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl. XI, nos. 93b, d-f, for examples of less-defined types of one-piece winged scarabs.
FootnotesWinged scarabs were often used as funerary amulets and were believed to symbolise the deceased's rebirth and regeneration.
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LOT 0725
Egyptian Faience Winged Scarab
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Head of Harpocrates
Ptolemaic Period, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
With characteristic sidelock and two tufts of hair on his forehead, here rendered as rectangular blocks of hatching; mounted on a custom-made stand. 36 grams total, 64 mm high including stand
Ex Friedrich Hofmann, Berlin, before 1939; thence by descent. -
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Hat
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 15th-14th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Almost complete funerary cone of typical tapering form, with the circular flat end impressed with two unbordered horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text, reading: "The Osiris, corn measurer of Amun, Hat (or Hat-Amun)". 365 grams, 16 cm
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.
This individual's tomb remains unknown. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of an Orbiculus with Facing Military Horsemen
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a large central floral motif, divided into sections containing rhomboid patterns and bordered by meander designs, executed in a tapestry weave using raw wool in reddish-purple, yellow, and dark brown, with an S-twist. 4.15 grams, 10.7 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
In the Late Roman Period, round orbiculi decorated the shoulders and the lower part of tunics and inner tunics. These fabrics were of great decorative finesse, displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. When the tunic came to the end of its life, these embroideries could be recycled and patched onto another garment. The motif of the opposed horsemen could be related to a military tunic.
