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LOT 0436
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Qebehsenuef Attachment
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 in. (5.45 grams, 25 mm).
Highly stylised head of the falcon god Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, with incised feather decoration to the front, flat-backed, with two holes for attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
FootnotesThis amulet was likely attached to a visceral package or sewn onto mummy bandages. Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
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LOT 0436
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Qebehsenuef Attachment
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Interlocking Scrolls in Gold Mount
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 B.C. and laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising a carved scarab in a gold frame with mounting rings suitable for use as a ring bezel; the underside features a trilinear looped guilloche motif flanking two ankh motifs. 2.63 grams, 20 mm
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Large Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
Predynastic-Early Dynastic Period, Naqada II-2nd Dynasty, circa 3500-2686 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Large, expertly knapped bifacial tool with a distinct curved spine and relatively straight cutting edge, and an offset, integrated tang or handle section for hafting; the surface displays controlled flaking patterns typical of high-status ritual or funerary implements from this era. 99 grams, 19.8 cm
From the old English private collection of Mr P.D.R., acquired before 1980. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Segmenta and Orbiculus with Geometric Decoration
Circa 4h-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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The fragments are decorative parts of tunics. These are fabrics of great decorative finesse, with some elements displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. Some designs recall Iranian motifs.
