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LOT 0018
Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing
CIRCA 500 B.C.
2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (25 grams total, 70 x 70 mm including case).
From mummy wrappings, Horus falcon with spread wings wearing a sun disc and gripping a shen symbol in each claw; applied to a woven fabric backing; held in a membranous display frame.
ProvenanceFrom a Spanish collection, formerly with a German dealership in the 1980s.
FootnotesSimilar in form to the elaborate inlaid gold pectoral discovered in the tomb of Tutankhamun, for which see Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, p.134, no. 117.
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LOT 0018
Egyptian Gold Repousse Pharaonic Falcon with Original Linen and Plaster Backing
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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Egyptian Carnelian Fly Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Carved standing on a slightly curved pear-shaped base; simple anatomical detailing; drilled for suspension. 0.83 grams, 14 mm
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s. -
Egyptian Faience Shabti Group
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Four blue-glazed mummiform shabtis with worn detail. 20 grams total, 41-52 mm
From the collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, 1980s-1990s. -
Large Egyptian Faience Cartouche Amulet for the Pharaoh Apries
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Displaying Wahibre, the birth name of the 26th Dynasty pharaoh Apries on one face; his throne name, Haaibre (rendered 'Apries' in Hellenistic times) on the other; repaired. 7.7 grams, 41 mm
Fine condition, repaired.
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Private collection of H. N., Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK.
This plaque was almost certainly once part of a foundation deposit of a temple built in the reign of this pharaoh. A similar, albeit slightly thicker, double-sided cartouche-shaped plaque of this king is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 02.4.105b).