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LOT 0483
Egyptian Jasper Hair Ring Group
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
3/4 -1 in. (13.75 grams total, 18-24 mm).
Group of two barrel-shaped penannular rings. [2]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0483
Egyptian Jasper Hair Ring Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Plan of Egypt
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 10 'Basse Égypte entitled Carte hydrographique de la Basse-Égypte. 246 grams, 105 x 69.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. 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). -
Egyptian Carnelian Hair Ring Group
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Current Winning Bid: £106
Each a penannular band with a barrel-shaped profile. 7.10 grams total, 17 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Blue Glazed Amulet of Bes
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-735 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Modelled in the round, Bes standing nude with a lion's tail, wearing a feathered headdress. 3.07 grams, 42 mm
Olivia Tiano, Paris, 1993. Private collection, London, UK.
From the New Kingdom onwards, Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities. Despite his somewhat fearsome appearance, Bes served as the patron and protector of pregnant women and children and was also believed to shield them from snakes.
