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LOT 0448
Egyptian Hardstone and Faience Amulet Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 - 1 in. (10.8 grams total, 13-25 mm).
Including red jasper heart ib, bunch of grapes, seated Hathor, Horus falcon, a sow, hand in 'fica' gesture, tilapia fish and other types. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.
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Egyptian Faience Isis with Horus Amulet
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
The goddess seated on a throne and wearing a vulture headdress with her hieroglyph above, the infant god Horus with Sidelock of Youth being nursed on her knee; turquoise glaze. 4.25 grams, 40 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1992.
In ancient Egyptian belief, the image of Isis suckling her son Horus was a potent symbol of rebirth. The goddess sits on the throne (which was the hieroglyphic form of her name). -
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Large Egyptian Bronze Head of a Cat
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
Modelled sleek and muscular in the round, the ears and eyes alert creating a dignified expression; piercings through the ears; hollow-formed; mounted on a custom-made display base. 629 grams total, 21.5 cm high including stand
Acquired from a French dealer, 1965. Swiss private collection. UK private collection, 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11838-206398.
Possibly intended as a container for the mummified remains of a cat, or from a statuette of the goddess Bastet. The feline's pierced ears likely once held earrings or other ornaments. In ancient Egypt, cats were the sacred animal of the goddess Bastet; such objects were often given as donations at her temples. -
Large Egyptian Hardstone Scarab
Late Period, 664-323 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Carved with stylised anatomical detailing and drilled for suspension; blank base. 5.12 grams, 22 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Carnavon, North Wales, UK.
