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LOT 0475
Egyptian Feldspar Scarab with Hieroglyphs
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.41 grams, 13 mm).
With simple detailing; hieroglyphs to base reading 'praised by every god of the two lands'; drilled for suspension.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1980s.
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Egyptian Greywacke Cosmetic Fish Spoon Section
New Kingdom, 1569-1081 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
A fragment of a greywacke cosmetic spoon, shaped as a fish with finely worked features and incised eye, scales, gill, and fin detailing; the underside is recessed to create the spoon bowl; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 27 grams, 58 mm wide (50 grams total, 85 mm high including stand)
Fine condition.
Acquired in the 1980s. From a French collection. -
Romano-Egyptian Light Blue Faience Bead Group
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Composed of five collared beads with decorative piercing and hatching, possibly from further east. 54 grams total, 34-36 mm
London private collection, 1979-1983. -
Egyptian Bronze Seated Osiris with Inlaid Eyes
Circa 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-342 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
Modelled mummiform and seated with arms crossed at chest, holding crook and flail, wearing a false beard and plumed Atef crown with uraeus, cream-coloured inlay to eyes; mounted on a custom-made display base. 160 grams total, 15.3 cm including stand
large chip to outer surface layer to reverse.
Ex old English collection. Spanish collection, 1980s. Accompanied by a previous dealer's catalogue and price card (£2,500.00).
Osiris was the foremost of ancient Egyptian funerary deities and lord of the underworld. Many statuettes of the god were offered in temples dedicated in his name, but have also been discovered in other contexts including animal necropoleis and temples dedicated to other gods.
