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LOT 0042
Egyptian Gold Ring with Fly
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (5.28 grams, 27.27 mm overall, 19.10 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
The round-section hoop tapering towards the bezel where the arms overlap and form coil sleeves around the opposite shoulder, gold fly attached to the bezel with two mounting loops, with simple detailing to the upper body, possibly incorporating a human face; possibly a marriage.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11847-204562.
The gold fly was an emblem of valour.
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Egyptian Composition Amulet and Bead Collection
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Composed of various types of beads; glazed and pierced for suspension. 6.4 grams total, 6-18 mm
Ex early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection. -
Egyptian Faience Ramesses II Offering Cup
1279-1213 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Glazed blue and painted with two conjoined rectangular panels containing the king's cartouches. 31 grams, 45 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1994.
Also known as Ramses the Great, famed for his building projects and military achievements, this king was the second longest reigning in Egyptian history, ascending the throne at age 13 and remaining there for around 67 years. -
Large Egyptian Composition Shabti for Pa-di-Osiris
Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, 664-343 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Of mummiform type and decorated with a blue-green glaze; inscribed for a priest named Pa-di-Osiris, whose mother’s name is Sed-irt-binut; the shabti wearing a striated tripartite wig and long plaited divine beard; holding a pick in the left hand, the right hand holding a hoe and the cord of a seed bag hanging over his left shoulder; the face expertly modelled with carefully rendered cosmetic lines around the eyes, narrow eyebrows, and slightly smiling lips giving it a serene expression characteristic of the finest ushabtis of the period; standing on an integral plinth from which a plain back pillar terminating at the base of the wig extends; twelve horizontal rows of hieroglyphic inscription, the Sixth Chapter of the Book of the Dead; accompanied by a custom-made display base. 248 grams, 19.5 cm high (410 grams total, 23.5 cm high including stand)
Acquired on the Geneva art market, 1980. Swiss collection, early 1980s until 2000. UK private collection, 2000. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11802-206400.
The epithet 'true of voice' following the mother’s name, but not that of the owner, is a rather infrequent arrangement in shabti/ushabti inscriptions but can be found on other fine examples from this period. Pa-di-Osiris’s title is unusual, but may belong to the cult of the god Shu whose name is sometimes followed by the epithet, 'he who supports heaven'. The text contains Schneider’s version VIIA of The Book of the Dead Chapter 6.
