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LOT 0732
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Heart Amulet
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
7/8 in. (2.14 grams, 21 mm).
Carved with lateral lugs, a pronounced rim surmounted by a ribbed suspension loop.
ProvenanceProperty of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000.
LiteratureCf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.I, nos.7a-p, for type.
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LOT 0732
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Heart Amulet
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Large Egyptian Limestone Qebehsenuef Canopic Jar Lid
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved as an avian head with a discoid base to accept the rim of the canopic jar; old handwritten collector's note attached to the back of the head 'Found in rubble, literally tripped over, in tombs on West Bank, March 1963, group with Dr Veronica Seton-Williams'; old collector's card: 'Lid of hawk headed canopic jar. Duamutef (sic), guardian of the lungs and deity of the east in their general arrangement to the cardinal [?]. Made of white limestone, the right hand side much damaged...'; chipped. 2.74 kg, 14.6 cm wide
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.
The Four Sons of Horus safeguarded the deceased's internal organs. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver; the baboon-headed Hapy, the lungs; the jackal-headed Duamutef, the stomach; and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, the intestines. They often placed the viscera in canopic jars with the head of the respective Son of Horus. -
Large Egyptian Faience Lioness Head Amuletic Bead
New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Blue-glazed faience amuletic bead modelled as a lioness's head, pierced vertically through the nostrils with two holes. 2.5 grams, 21 mm
From a mid 20th century collection. -
Egyptian Chalcedony Fluted Fruit Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa. 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Columnar in form with basal leaves to the finial, bindings and leaves beneath the ribbed loop. 1.45 grams, 21 mm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000.
