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LOT 0493
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
13 3/4 in. (26 grams, 35 cm, amulet: 41 mm).
Restrung group of mosaic glass tubular beads, spherical and other spacer beads, pendant amulet of Sekhmet seated on throne.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar amulet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory no.26.7.868.
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LOT 0493
Egyptian Glass Bead Necklace with Large Sekhmet Faience Amulet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
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Egyptian Faience Shabti Collection
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Comprising mainly D-section types with moulded facial detailing some with vertical band of hieroglyphs to the lower body. 11.1 grams total, 67-72 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Blue Glass Mummy Eye Pair
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Composed of overpainted white sclerae with obsidian irises, set into contoured blue glass lids with extending cosmetic lines; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 44.35 grams total including stand, 56 mm each
Property of a North American gentleman, London, UK, 1990-2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13254-252260.
The eyes would have been applied to a mummy case. They were carefully bevelled and ground to fit the original mummy case. They could also have been used for the mummy masks. -
Egyptian Carnelian Bifacial Heart Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Carved with lateral triangular lugs and a ribbed bale. 1.43 grams, 19 mm
Ex early 20th century collection.
