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LOT 0499
Egyptian Hardstone Scarab Group
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C
5/8 - 7/8 in. (3.77 grams total, 15-23 mm).
Comprising: one agate with ribbed carapace, leg detailing to underside; one steatite with two figures to the underside; with old dealer's notes. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Chapman collection, UK, 1990s.
Accompanied by two previous handwritten catalogue information slips.
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Egyptian Faience Beaded Four Sons of Horus
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Openwork restrung panel depicting Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef, the Four Sons of Horus. 21 grams, 11.5 cm
Previously with Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France. From a Paris Gallery.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. -
Egyptian Silver Double-Headed Snake Ring
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
With bezel formed as two addorsed snake-head finials. 2.81 grams, 19.75 mm overall, 16.44 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian Gold Heart Scarab with Wings
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With repousse striations to the wing case, details of the feathers to the wings; pierced for attachment to mummy wrappings; mounted in a glass-fronted case. 4.09 grams, 18.2 cm wide total (504 grams including case)
Fine condition. Rare.
From a German gallery in the 1970s. From an important European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12125-211120.
