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LOT 0409
Egyptian Gold Bead Amulet
LATE NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-900 B.C.
3/8 in. (0.91 grams, 9 mm).
Formed as a poppy seed with flaring terminals.
ProvenanceEx French art market, 1920s.
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LOT 0409
Egyptian Gold Bead Amulet
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*
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Egyptian Mixed Faience Amulet Collection
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £110
Comprising: a face bead; two rectangular wedjat-eye beads with black detailing; an amulet depicting the Deshret crown of Lower Egypt; two seated baboon amulets; an amulet of a standing figure, possibly Sekhmet; a scaraboid with a small raised head. 4.93 grams total, 10-20 mm
From a 20th century UK collection. -
Egyptian Faience Amuletic Bes Plaque
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £750
Oval plaque with ribbed outer edge, central depiction of the typically grimacing face of Bes wearing a feathered headdress. 23.8 grams, 52 mm
From an early 20th century collection.
From the New Kingdom onward, Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities. Despite his somewhat fearsome appearance, Bes served as the patron and protector of pregnant women and children and was also believed to shield them from snakes. -
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulets
New Kingdom-Late Period, 1550-332 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Matched pair of amulets with a long cylindrical neck and a spherical body, with a ribbed suspension loop above. 2.12 grams total, 15-16 mm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1920s-1940s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
Amulets in the form of poppies were used to heal and alleviate pain. These types of amulets were also linked to Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.
