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LOT 0027
Egyptian Limestone Bust of a Male Dignitary
NEW KINGDOM, 13TH-12TH CENTURY B.C.
8 1/4 in. (855 grams total, 21 cm high including stand).
Carved male bust with a short-sleeved robe and tiered shebyu jewelled collar, striated wig; mounted on a custom-made plinth.
ProvenanceFrom an old UK collection.
With Coincraft since the 1990s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini.
Accompanied by a master copy of the Coincraft catalogue BCF 76, where this object is offered for £2,950.00.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11946-209473.
Coincraft coin and antiquities catalogue BCF 76.
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Egyptian Wooden Face Mask
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved in the half-round with elegant nose and prominent chin, full lips and rounded cheeks; a headband resting on the forehead; an attachment dowel on the chin and forehead. 475 grams, 23 cm high
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
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Egyptian Gold God Bastet Cat Amulet
Late New Kingdom, 1070-900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Modelled seated on a tongue-shaped base, with simple facial detailing and suspension loop to the back. 0.52 grams, 8 mm
From an early 20th century French collection.
The goddess Bastet was believed to be the daughter of the sun god and was shown with the features of a lion up until about 1000 B.C. when she was portrayed as a cat or human with a cat head. As the daughter of Ra she was associated with the rage inherent in the sun god's eye which was considered to be his instrument of vengeance. Her development into a cat goddess occurred during the New Kingdom but did not fully develop until the Late Period. She was still associated with the destructive power of the sun and was shown on the prow of the solar boat, decapitating the evil serpent Apophis in the Book of the Dead. The maternal, protective and hunting characteristics of the cat are obvious in Bastet and she was seen as a protector of pregnant women and young children. In the Pyramid Texts she is invoked by the deceased king to act as his protector and to help him reach the sky to join the sun god; the king proclaims that Bastet is his mother and nurse. Like her counterpart, Sekhmet, Bastet has an aggressive side and, in a text from Karnak, Amenhotep II described his enemies being slaughtered like the victims of Bastet. The goddess had a shrine at Karnak, where she is known as the 'Lady of Asheru' which aligns her closely with the goddess Mut, the consort of Amun-Ra. Her most famous shrine was in the north-east Delta region, at Bubastis, and was known as Per-Bastet or 'the House of Bastet.' Herodotus describes the festival of Bastet as one of the most elaborate in all of Egypt and identifies her with the Greek Artemis. Cemeteries of cats have been excavated at Bubastis and at Saqqara and Memphis. -
Egyptian Silver Signet Ring
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With a round-section hoop, the wide bezel encrusted but with decoration beneath. 7.11 grams, 26.03 mm overall, 18.22 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O 1/2, USA 7 1/4, Europe 15.61, Japan 15)
Collected from 1969-1999. From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
