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LOT 0471
Egyptian Limestone 'Floral' Inlay Group
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (105 grams total, 7-19 mm).
Group of discoid inlay plaques or gaming counters, crinoids with cinquefoil motif. [84, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a central London ADA gallery, 1990s.
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Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
With small everted rim, the body of oval shape with two ear-shaped vestigial handles; rim chipped and base partly absent. 174 grams, 87 mm high
Mary Stout Shaw (1880-1962); thence by direct descent to the present owner. Accompanied by a copy of a 1976 family photo featuring some of the collection on display.
Mary Kilgour Stone was born in 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio. On 25 November 1903, she married Percy Wyfold Stout from Gloucester (DSO, OBE, 1875-1937), who had moved to Cairo after an international rugby career. After fighting in the First World War, Percy became the Director of the Egyptian Delta Land Company and the Anglo-American Nile Tourist Company. He and Mary were friends with the famous Major Gayer-Anderson, who worked as a doctor on the company’s cruise boats between 1930 and 1939. Gayer-Anderson tells in his memoir how this allowed him to make frequent trips to Upper Egypt and fulfil his passion for collecting (and dealing in) ancient Egyptian art. In his company, Mary became an enthusiast about all things Egypt and formed an elegant collection of ancient Egyptian alabaster vessels, including the following lots. She was particularly fascinated with the ancient cat goddess Bastet. Therefore, when Gayer-Anderson decided to give his famous ancient bronze cat to the British Museum in 1939, he made sure the donation was in both his name and Mary Stout Shaw’s, as a tribute to their friendship. -
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Mask with Netting
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
A netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face-mask with false beard; restrung with some later beads. 52.7 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Ex Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France, 1980-1990s. From a London, UK, collection. -
Egyptian Jasper Poppy Head Amulet
New Kingdom, 18th-19th Dynasty, circa 1550-1213 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Polished and with integral pierced suspension loop. 0.78 grams, 15 mm
From an early 20th century collection.
Amulets in the form of poppies were used to heal, alleviate pain, and ward off death. This type of amulet was also associated with Osiris, the Egyptian deity of agriculture, death, and the afterlife.
