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LOT 0425
Egyptian Hardstone and Shell Hair Ring Collection
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1060 B.C. AND LATER
1/2 - 1 in. (16.1 grams total, 12-26 mm).
Comprising: three large white shell types; one carnelian type; six red jasper types. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. similar in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.EA87318.
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Egyptian Faience Hieroglyphic Scarab Group
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising: three in blue-turquoise with hieroglyphs to the underside; two similar, olive green with cartouche of Thutmose III to the underside. 8.54 grams total, 12-17 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980. -
Large Egyptian Bronze Body of Horus-Harpocrates
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
The nude body with legs held together and arms by his side, semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing; cleaned. 993 grams, 22.5 cm high
Collection of Brugsch Pasha (1842-1930). with Hotel Drouot, Paris, 30 September 1997, lot 643. Ex property of Mr Naudy. Property of a French collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11601-198618. Accompanied by a scholarly note by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
Horus, son of Isis and Osiris, was considered a solar deity who overcame darkness and defeated the chaotic forces of his evil uncle, the god Seth. Egyptian Pharaohs considered themselves to be reincarnations of Horus. In his youthful form, Horus the child embodies the new sun and all associated benefits. In Graeco-Roman Egypt he became Harpocrates, son of Serapis and Isis, the deity-symbol of rebirth and fertility, perhaps the most popular deity to be represented in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. -
Egyptian Faience Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Naturalistic detailing to the blue stained body and legs with section of openwork between the front and back legs; hieroglyphs on base; pierced for suspension. 1.72 grams, 15 mm
Ex collection of Emil Saad, Paris-Alexandria.
