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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 and Other Glass and Stone Bead Group
1st millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £234
Comprising a quantity of small beads, of mixed shapes, colours and materials; each pierced for stringing. 59 grams total, 2-7 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Egyptian Limestone Figural Temple Relief
Late New Kingdom, 1293-1060 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Depicting a naked male figure crouching right, wearing a head cap and lifting an amphora over his head, pouring its liquid contents out behind him; with pecking defacing; repaired. 1.2 kg, 25.6 cm
Ex T.C. collection, Martigny, Switzerland. Acquired in Europe before 1994. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11836-206814. -
Egyptian Bronze Heket as Frog Statuette
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, with head raised. 35 grams, 28 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
This may be a weight, since small bronze statuettes of various animals including frogs were used as counterbalances on scales.
