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LOT 0523
Egyptian Feldspar Scarab
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C.
7/8 in. (6.35 grams, 22 mm).
An amazonite feldspar scarab with simple detailing to the body and legs; drilled for suspension.
ProvenanceAcquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A restrung group of tubular faience beads with a modern clasp. 8.3 grams, 48 cm long
From an early 20th century UK collection. -
Egyptian Limestone Figure of Isis-Aphrodite
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-200 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £483
A limestone figure modelled in the half-round, lying naked on a rectangular bed, executed with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, voluminous coiffed hair and painted necklace, armbands and distinctive ornamental girdle at the waist; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 109 grams total, 11.5 cm including stand
Fine condition.
with Secret Eye Gallery, New York City, 1977. with Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, 8 October, 2003, lot 66. Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK. Accompanied by an original Arte Primitivo catalogue page. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
This syncretic figure combines the Egyptian goddess Isis and the Greek goddess Aphrodite, a deity popular from the 3rd century B.C. into the Roman Period, who embodied aspects of fertility, marriage, and childbirth. -
Phoenician and Later Glass Eye Bead collection
6th-3rd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £156
A mixed group of seven polychrome glass beads incorporating with circular or 'eye' and swirling motifs. 14.1 grams total, 10-13 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s. Property of a Harrow, UK, gentleman.
