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LOT 0462
Egyptian Green Hardstone Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.61 grams, 14 mm).
Pierced longitudinally; plain underside with old collector's label attached.
ProvenanceFrom the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Egyptian Faience Beaded Mummy Mask with Sons of Horus
Ptolemaic Period, 332-31 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £445
Restrung netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard, a scarab with extended wings below, the 'Four Sons of Horus’ beneath the scarab, joined together with areas of open netting of tubular beads; mounted in a glazed frame with papyrus backing. 127 grams, 28 cm
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France. From a Paris gallery.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet with Thoth as Ibis and Maat
Late New Kingdom-Late Period, 1304-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
On a wedge-shaped base and decorated in turquoise glaze; the ibis's beak resting on a diminutive figure of the goddess Maat; suspension loop on the neck of the bird; collector's inventory number E509' on the underside; accompanied by a custom-made display base. 22 grams total, 43 mm wide including stand
Ex Reine Margot, 1973. Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, collection between 1950-1990s.
In the judgment of the dead (Book of the Dead saying 125), Thoth, who is often represented in ibis form, records the result of weighing the heart of the deceased. The god is therefore mostly depicted in connection with the goddess Maat, whose feather was used as a counterbalance to the purity of the heart; such amulets were thus aimed at protecting the deceased from failing in the decision of the court of the dead. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet of Montu, God of War
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With disc headdress supported on bull's horns, short kilt, dorsal pillar pierced behind the head. 3.2 grams, 37 mm
Ex Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.