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LOT 0467
Egyptian Gilt Stucco Sphinx
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, 334 B.C.-332 A.D.
3 in. (4 1/3 in.) (36 grams, 75 mm long (155 grams total, 10.8 cm including base)).
A gilt stucco sphinx from a funerary catafalque, lying couchant on a sub-rectangular base with stylised anatomical and facial detailing; accompanied by a custom-made wooden display base.
ProvenanceFrom a mid 20th century collection (based on the stand).
With Richard Gill, Eternal Egypt, London SW19, 1990s.
Acquired 31 August 1993.
Property of a South Oxfordshire private collector.
Accompanied by original invoice no.10575, dated 31 August 1993, and associated correspondence.
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Egyptian Marble Eye Inlay
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A carved white marble eye inlay from a statue; unfinished. 24.4 grams, 58 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK. -
Egyptian Faience Shabti with Hieroglyphic Text
7th-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
A glazed composition shabti with square base and plain dorsal pillar, tripartite wig and false beard, arms folded across the chest holding agricultural tools and a seed bag to the left shoulder; nine horizontal bands of worn hieroglyphic text from Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead to the lower body. 212 grams, 19.5 cm high
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Egyptian Amulet Collection
New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A mixed group of glazed composition amulets and beads comprising: white rectangular bead with Tilapia fish in high-relief and two cobras flanking a hem ideogram; turquoise frog on heater-shaped base with serpent to the underside; green scaraboid with wedjat to the carapace, Hathor sistrum with cow's horns to the underside; green ram-headed scaraboid with hieroglyphs to the underside; green cylinder with scarab motif; green wedjat with a cartouche of Thutmose III to the reverse; green rectangular bead with djed pillar flanked by ostrich feathers and incuse hieroglyphs to the reverse. 14.3 grams total, 14-27 mm
Two amulets with Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge, UK, 3 October 2000, lot 385 [Part]. Private Swiss collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11593-198956. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
