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LOT 0406
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
17 1/4 in. (26 grams, 44 cm, amulet: 50 mm).
Restrung group of polyhedral and tubular beads in fusiform, biconvex, tubular and other types; triangular dangles and pendant of cat-headed Sekhmet.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Daressy, G., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 38001-39384 Statues de divinités, Cairo, 1906, p. 153 (inv. no. 38586), pl. XXXII, for a similar figurine.
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LOT 0406
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, circa 332 B.C.-300 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
A mixed group of amulets, including scaraboids, a crocodile, three fists, a frog, a fly, and others. 12.46 grams total, 7.60-22.07 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Modelled seated on a tongue-shaped base, with simple facial detailing and suspension loop to the shoulders. 12.46 grams, 40.75 mm
Ex early 20th century London, UK, collection.
The cat was sacred to Bastet, a protective mother goddess and the daughter of the sun god Re. Amulets were believed to provide the wearer with the goddess's protection. -
Large Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £120
Sizeable wedjat-eye amulet with applied black detailing to the pupil and brow. 16.5 grams, 50.4 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
The wedjat-eye amulet symbolises the healed eye of the god Horus, representing both human and falcon elements. The name wedjat in ancient Egyptian means ‘the one that is sound.’ According to Egyptian mythology, Horus' eye was wounded or taken by the god Seth and later restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was believed to protect its wearer and confer qualities of recovery and regeneration. It was highly popular and was used by both the living and the dead.
