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LOT 0073
Egyptian Libation Vessel in the Form of a Squatting Woman
3RD CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (161 grams, 10 cm).
Formed as a naked pregnant woman in a squatting position, with sagging breasts and a strongly bulging belly; pubis clearly visible between the legs, which are spread wide apart; eyes and mouth perforated to serve as a spout; filling hole at the back of the head; left foot partly absent.
ProvenanceHans Jurgen Döpp (1940), Frankfurt.
From The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland; acquired from Bernd Gackstätter, Antikenkabinett Frankfurt.
Kunst und Kunsthandwerk Frühe Epochen no.2, Frankfurt A.M., before 1998, no.41, with illus.
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LOT 0073
Egyptian Libation Vessel in the Form of a Squatting Woman
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£675 (EUR 783; USD 911) ‡+BP*
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Wedjat Eye Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
A double-sided wedjat-eye amulet depicting a human eye shape paired with an eyebrow and specific falcon markings: a tear-like drop extending down from the front of the lower lid and a stylised spiral curl trailing from the base; longitudinally pierced for suspension. 9.8 grams, 36 mm
Ex Carl Leonhard Burckhardt-Reinhard (1902-1965), formed since 1922, Egypt. Inherited by his son Christopher Burckhardt in 1966, Switzerland. Since then in the possession of his wife, Switzerland.
The wedjat represents the left eye of Horus that was healed by Thoth. It symbolises the moon, while the right eye of the falcon-headed sky god symbolises the sun. Amulets in the shape of the wedjat were said to have magical powers and the ability to protect and heal. -
Egyptian Bronze Mirror with Wooden Handle
New Kingdom, 18th-20th Dynasty, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
The rounded cylindrical handle narrowing towards the base and decorated with three horizontal bands; the circular, heavy bronze mirror highly polished and relatively small; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 766 grams total, 29 cm high including stand
with Rupert Wace, Ancient Art, 2003. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13517-263432.
The club-type handle resembles the hieroglyph hem, which can mean 'servant'. Therefore, the handle is thought to represent the mirror disc's servant. This type appears in pictorial scenes; for example, a similar smaller disc mirror with a hem handle is depicted in the Theban tomb (TT 60) of Senet (Davies, N.de G., The Tomb of Antefoker, Vizier of Sesostris I, and of His Wife, Senet, London 1930, pl. 30), and another with a larger disc and a shorter hem handle is depicted on the inside of the coffin of Sebeka (Steindorff, G., Grabfunde des mittleren Reichs in den königlichen Museen zu Berlin. Part 2: Der Sarg des Sebk.-o.- ein Grabfund aus Gebelen, Berlin, 1896, 2, pl. 2). -
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Montuemhat
Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, circa 700-650 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Front portion of a tapering funerary cone for the high official, Montuemhat, the circular front impressed with the depiction of a solar bark surmounting four columns of hieroglyphs; the two left-hand columns: 'The Osiris, overseer of the southern city, Montuemhat, true of voice'; the two right-hand columns: 'The Osiris, fourth god’s servant, Montuemhat, true of voice.' 626 grams total, 12.2 cm wide including stand
Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
At least fourteen different cones bear Montuemhat's name, some of which mention his family members. From Montuemhat's tomb in the Asasif at Thebes (TT34).
