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LOT 0437
Egyptian Hardstone Architectural Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (3.15 grams, 24 mm).
Carved haematite representation of a carpenter's or stonemason's set-square.
Provenancewith Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Paris, France.
From the collection of Mr H. Naudy, Paris, France.
Acquired at between 2004-2010.
Property of a French collector.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.87(c).
FootnotesThe L-shaped carpenter's or stonemason's square was used to measure right angles. Amulets of this tool symbolised integrity, moral uprightness, emotional equilibrium, and balance.
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LOT 0437
Egyptian Hardstone Architectural Amulet
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Limestone Painted Shabti Inscribed for Ir-Nu
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Inscribed for Ir-nu; with carefully modelled face, large eyes and unnaturally large ears, wearing a neck-strap, a long tripartite wig with incised striations and a broad three-band collar; holding a pick in his left hand, a hoe in the right and a seed bag hanging over the left shoulder; the unusual position of the hands opposed on the chest; the text beginning in the vertical column running down the front of the figure, continuing in five horizontal bands with pale red-ochre pigment colouring to the top, middle and bottom bands; the same pigment used to colour the implements and also alternates with blue striations of the wig, the neck strap and details of the collar also in blue; the inscription from the Book of the Dead Chapter 6, reading: (Vertical column:) 'The illuminated one, the Osiris' (Horizontal rows:) 1) Ir-nu, true of voice, he says: O, this shabti 2) if one is counted, if one is reckoned to do the work 3) [to do all that is to be done in] the god’s land, to cultivate the riparian lands, transport by boat 4) [sand of] the west to the east, to act 5) at any time, to serve there (you) shall say true of voice(?). 1.4 kg total, 28.4 cm high including stand
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Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Restrung group of annular and tubular beads. 17.9 grams, 95 cm long
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Egyptian Hardstone Head Rest Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Carved miniature headrest with rectangular base. 5.74 grams, 26 mm
Old French collection. Acquired from Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Paris, France, early 2000. From the collection of Mr D. Property of a French collector.
The headrest, or weres amulet, was placed under the mummy's head to protect it from damage and ensure the deceased's rebirth.
