Loading, please wait...
LOT 0052
Egyptian Green Stone Baboon Statuette
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (6.21 grams, 33 mm).
Carved in the round as an amuletic baboon figure with a solar disc headdress, ribbed suspension loop behind the neck.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13180-249315.
Cf. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, item 72.2602.
FootnotesAmulets of squatting baboons were often associated with Thoth, the patron deity of scribes.
CONDITIONTimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0052
Egyptian Green Stone Baboon Statuette
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
-
Egyptian Schist Cosmetic Mortar
Ptolemaic Period, 332-32 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
Discoid palette with rounded underside and flat base, dished central field, flat rim with four radiating trapezoidal projections. 450 grams, 16.4 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00038135. -
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-450 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £120
Detailed carapace and head, underside with animals and wedjat motif; pierced longitudinally. 6.65 grams, 24 mm
Mrs Allinson to Mrs Foster, 1867 and thence by descent to the current owner, Stanley Crescent, London, UK.
This scarab design has been dated to the 18th Dynasty, though originals or copies have been found at Naukratis and at other sites in the Mediterranean, dated from the 8th to the 5th centuries BC. -
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet Group
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Each a bulbous poppy-head with loop at the apex. 6.59 grams total, 16-18 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
