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LOT 0472
Egyptian Green Faience Shabti for Aames
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3 3/4 in. (31 grams, 95 mm high).
Blue-green composition with detailed face, dorsal pillar with hieroglyphic text with name of the owner, Aa-mes and his mother; repaired.
ProvenanceEx TimesAncient, London, UK, item no.J167.
Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK.
Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA34049.
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Egyptian Faience Figure of Thoth
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
In ibis-headed form, plain dorsal pillar, pleated kilt, tripartite wig; old collector's inked accession number 'E.1000' to the reverse; repaired. 44.7 grams, 88 mm high
Ex Roger Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11595-199013.
One of the most prominent of the ancient Egyptian gods, Thoth was associated with writing, magic and wisdom, and was credited with founding a number of branches of knowledge including law, religion and science. He is believed to have been self-created or grown from the seed of Horus from the forehead of Set. As the son of the gods of order and chaos, he was also the god of equilibrium. As such, he was considered a just and infallible judge. Worshipped from the Pre-Dynastic to the Ptolemaic periods, Thoth was one of the longest, continuously worshipped gods from any civilisation. Thoth's Egyptian name was Djehuty (also dhwty) meaning ‘He Who is Like the Ibis’, a sacred bird in ancient Egypt as well as a popular pet associated with wisdom. -
Egyptian Wooden Face Mask
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved in the half-round with elegant nose and prominent chin, full lips and rounded cheeks; a headband resting on the forehead; an attachment dowel on the chin and forehead. 475 grams, 23 cm high
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Very Large Egyptian Faience Quadruple Eye of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Olive-green glazed composition plaque with transverse piercing comprising four addorsed wedjat motifs with black detailing. 32.3 grams, 64 mm
From the private collection of Julian Bird, London, UK. Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK. Private collection of Mr T.H., Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by a previous dealer's certificate of authenticity.
