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LOT 0479
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Frog Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.6 grams, 19 mm).
Naturalistically rendered figure of a seated frog with longitudinal suspension hole through feet.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Egypto-Phoenician Glass Scaraboid with Beast-Tamer
800-600 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Ellipsoid in plan with transverse piercing, impressed intaglio scene of 'beast-tamer' motif (human figure in profile with one arm extended towards a rampant ibex); aqua glass; repaired. 4.28 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of Mr S.M., London, UK, formed from 1979-1999. -
Egyptian Red Jasper Bird Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
The seated figure of a duck(?), its small carefully rendered head with internally detailed eyes; a transverse suspension hole through its folded wings. 1.35 grams, 13 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Wooden Sarcophagus with Falcon Mummy
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-31 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,190
Two-part wooden (sycamore?) falcon-headed mummiform coffin carved from a single piece of wood, with a tripartite wig and human ears, painted detailing to the eyes, and broad decorative collar; the whole covered with black paint with traces of yellow decoration and inscriptions; inside a mummified falcon wrapped in linen strips. 2.3 kg, 49.5 cm
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an old collection inventory note. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12074-218220.
This falcon-headed coffin once contained a so-called 'corn mummy' - a mummiform effigy impregnated with grain, which germinated. Such 'corn mummies' were associated with Osirian regeneration, fertility, and rebirth concepts. The falcon-headed coffin was associated with the powerful funerary deity Sokar-Osiris or Ptah-Sokar-Osiris. It seems that the original contents of this coffin were either lost or discarded and replaced with a mummified bird (falcon?). Interestingly, the most significant number of falcon-headed coffins come from Tuna el-Gebel, the site of an extensive animal mummy necropolis.
