Egyptian Gold Poppy Amulet

Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering mummies, masks, scarabs, cylinders, shabtis, titulary, tablets, statuary, Saite artefacts, and Pre Dynastic pottery, stone vases etc. 3.9 kg total, 26.5 x 17 x 6.5 cm each box



Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.

Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988.

Fragment from a tunic in coarse linen and purple violet wool, preserving the ornamentation of neck and chest, decorated with alternating medallions, with figures enclosed within the orbiculi of the vertical braids (clavi), representing nude or lightly dressed dancers; the upper part of the fragment featuring a decoration of red triangles descending downwards. 224 grams, 62 cm



Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

This iconographic theme, originating from the pagan repertoire of Greek origin, was common on late Roman tunics: it evoked the joyful processions of Dionysus' servants.

Discoid in plan with impressed seal, profile bust of Hadrian placed to one side. 4.89 grams, 24 mm



Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.