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LOT 0479
Egyptian Light Blue Faience Shabti
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (10.77 grams, 64 mm).
Mummiform figure with a lappet wig and divine beard. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 6: A Selection from the World Museum, Liverpool, Lymm, 2016, p. 519, no. 273, for fifteen similar examples from Abydos.
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Egyptian Faience Bes Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Rectangular plaque with a head of Bes modelled in low relief on one side and symbols on the reverse; pierced longitudinally. 3.54 grams, 20 mm
Ex early 20th century 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. Double-sided Bes amulets appear during the Third Intermediate Period and continued into the Late Period, possibly perpetuated in part by Levantine demand (Cf. Pierrat-Bonnefois, G., ”Les questions d'identité culturelle que soulèvent certaines faïences de la première moitié du Ier millénaire”, dans Bonadies, L., Chirpanlieva, I., Guillon, É. (dir.), Les Phéniciens, les Puniques et les autres. Échanges et identités en Méditerranée ancienne, Orient & Méditerranée 31, Paris, 2019, pp. 58-60, fig. 5b). -
Large Egyptian Carnelian Scarab
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, circa 332 B.C.-300 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Carved in the round with segmented carapace, pierced longitudinally for suspension. 4.75 grams, 22 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK. -
Egyptian Bronze Osiris Statue
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
A sizeable, slender standing mummiform figure of Osiris, wearing his iconic tall conical Atef crown with flanking ostrich plumes and a central uraeus, holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia; mounted on a display stand. 821 grams total, 26 cm high including stand
From the estate of Alexander Dobkin (1908-1975), New York, USA, acquired prior to 1975. Thence by descent to his daughter, Katherine Dobkin, New York, USA..
Osiris was associated with death and fertility and was widely recognised as the supreme god of renewal and rebirth. Although he was once a mortal ruler, as a deity, his domain was the Underworld. Abydos served as the main site of Osiris’ worship, where a renowned annual celebration in his honour took place.
