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LOT 0543
Egyptian Gold Vase-Shaped Bead
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1279-1070 B.C.
2 in. (4.80 grams, 50 mm).
With median baluster and flange to each end.
ProvenanceEx French collection, early 20th century.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, p. 172, fig. 158c, for a necklace featuring gold hes-vase-shaped beads.
FootnotesThis bead likely represents a hes vase, an important ritual vessel used for libations to both the living and the dead.
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Egyptian Painted Limestone Mummiform Sekhmet Statuette
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,000
Carved in the round depiction of Bastet or Sekhmet in a lion-headed form with a tripartite headdress, with front lappets overlain by the leonine mane; between the ears, a hole possibly for the insertion of a separate sun disc element; red pigment lines and fringe to the shoulders; a black diamond pattern with central red dots decorating the back, and a winged scarab in black on the abdomen; marked on the underside with the collector's reference 'BAOP SAKKARA'; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 29 grams total, 77 mm including stand
Private collection of George Anastase Michaelides (1900-1973) and legally exported from Egypt in the 1940s. Black ink inscription on base "BAOP SAKKARA". Christie's, London, 29 October 2003, no.167. Accompanied by a copy 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 number no.13101-248076.
Considering the specified Saqqara provenance, it is probable that the statuette originated from the Bubastaeion, dedicated to Bastet. The goddess was more commonly depicted as a cat or a human with a cat's head, although she also sometimes displayed a leonine aspect. It is also possible that the statuette represents her son, Mahes, who was depicted as a man with a lion's head. -
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Modelled standing on a rectangular base in characteristic hippopotamus-headed form with a dorsal pillar, pierced for suspension at the rear of the tall two-feather headdress. 5.18 grams, 52 mm
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