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LOT 0017
Egyptian Gold Pendant Collection
NEW KINGDOM-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 1550-30 B.C.
6 x 4 in. (235 grams total, 15.3 x 10 cm).
Comprising: a sheet-gold wedjat eye; a gold sheet penannular ring, possibly a wig ornament; a sheet-gold bead formed as a granulated female bust; gold aegis of Sekhmet wearing a broad collar and sun disc; a black snake's head mounted in gold with red carnelian eyes, possibly later replacements; mounted in display frame with purple velvet backing.
Provenancewith Christie’s, London, 10 December 1986, no.64 (part).
Property of a gentleman.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12130-214291.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.84, fig.86, for two similar examples of stone snake heads dated to the New Kingdom.
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Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Restrung beadwork panel depicting a mummy face mask with false beard. 26.9 grams, 11.2 cm
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France. From a Paris gallery. -
Egyptian Faience Shabti Figure with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Olive-green faience with false beard, tripartite wig, holding a pick, hoe and seed bag; plain dorsal pillar; hieroglyphic inscription down the lower front of the body: (ỉ)mꜢḫ n wsỉr ḫtm-nṯr ḏd-ḫỉỉ ms (n) hr-ỉb for 'Honoured of Osiris, the God's Sealer Djed-khy(?) born (to) Her-ib'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 120 grams total, 12.5 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Egypto-Phoenician Lapis Lazuli Scarab with Cartouche for Thutmose III
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
With carapace detailing to obverse, plaque with intaglio cartouche for the throne name of Thutmose III, winged scarab and fronds flanking. 7.4 grams, 25 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12127-211877.
