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LOT 0658
Egyptian Grey-Blue Faience Heiroglyphic Shabti
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 22ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 945-715 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (52.8 grams, 90 mm).
Mummiform figure modelled with a heavy lappet wig, encircled at the top by a sash band; low-relief crossed arms, with painted implements, a seed bag on the back, and a column of hieroglyphs on the front.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London gentleman, 2000s.
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LOT 0658
Egyptian Grey-Blue Faience Heiroglyphic Shabti
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Graeco-Egyptian Gold Swivel Ring with Wedjat-eye
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Slender wire hoop with ends coiled round the shank; swivel-mounted hollow-formed wedjat-eye forming the bezel. 1.10 grams, 22.15 mm overall, 18.22 x 18.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Acquired from Derek Content, 1 October 1983. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original invoice from Derek Content, dated 1 October 1983.
The wedjat-eye amulet represents the healed eye of the god Horus and embodies both human and falcon features. The name wedjat in ancient Egyptian means ‘the one that is sound’. According to Egyptian mythology, the god Seth wounded or took Horus' eye, and Thoth later restored it. The wedjat-eye amulet was believed to protect its wearer and bestow healing and regenerative qualities. It was a popular amuletic symbol worn by both the living and the dead and was reproduced in precious metals, stone, and faience. -
Egyptian Fragment from a Wooden Shabti of Pharaoh Amenhotep III
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1386-1349 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of chocolate-coloured wood with incised hieroglyphs inlaid with white paste, preserving the lower part of a cartouche containing Amenhotep III's birth name, with the epithet "Ruler of Thebes" still legible, and two fragmentary columns of hieroglyphs to the right, belonging to a version of the shabti spell. 8.41 grams, 42 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Amenhotep III was buried at Thebes in the Valley of the Kings (tomb KV22). His funerary equipment included shabtis in various hardstones and wood. The preserved text, ...ḫnt sḏm.t[n]... ('...forefront; and when you hear...'), belongs to a less common variant of the shabti spell found on other examples of Amenhotep III's shabtis. -
Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1350 B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Mosaic bead fragment with a decoration composed of black, white, and yellow glass; display stand attached. 4.38 grams, 21 mm
Ex Roger Liechti (1934-2010), Petit-Lancy, Switzerland (inv. no.E.837); received from Mr Cohen, Galerie La Reine Margot, Paris. Thence by family descent, Switzerland.
