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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 Bead Necklace String with Thoth Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Restrung using mainly annular and tubular beads; the central feature a large amulet of Thoth in ibis-form wearing a short kilt and advancing on a rectangular plinth. 19 grams, 46 cm
From the vendor's grandfather's collection, formed in the 1950s; thence by family descent circa 1974. -
Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Print with Hieroglyphs
1820 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Willemin - Thèbes - Hypogées - Manuscrit sur papyrus en caractères hiéroglyphiques. Première partie - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 72 from La Description de l’Égypte: Antiquités, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Égypte with later backing sheet. 360 grams, 128.5 x 87.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from the underground chambers (hypogea). The original papyrus is now held in the Bibliothèque Nationale (1-19), Paris (Papyrus Cadet). -
Large Egyptian Heart Scarab with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
With naturalistic detailing to the upper body and legs; base engraved with seven rows of hieroglyphic text, a version of Chapter 30b of the Book of the Dead; faience or glazed steatite. 68.5 grams, 54 mm
Ex collection Charles Bouché, (1928 - 2010). Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.139368. Accompanied by old sketches of the artefact together with a provisional translation of the hieroglyphic inscription in French; mentioning the god Osiris. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11845-206822.
