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LOT 0032
Egyptian Limestone Fragment
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1295 B.C.
4 1/4 in. (190 grams, 10.8 cm).
Architectural fragment with two dressed faces; incised design comprising: vertical border to the left; a band of hieroglyphic text at the top; an arch enclosing a seated figure in profile wearing a tripartite wig and collar with curved beard, head cone and frond above; curved linear element meeting the end of the beard; traces of white, blue, red-brown and other pigments; chamfered edge pierced in modern times for mounting.
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a deceased American, acquired between 1970-1989.
with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, no.23 [part].
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. image of a lady with head cone in The Yorck Project, 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei, 2002.
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Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Inscription
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Piriform body, stemmed foot, and thick rim; one side inscribed with the hieroglyphs ḏt ('eternally'). 32 grams, 56 mm
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Granite Seated Figure
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,889
Fragment of a statue of an official, comprising the torso and legs clad in an ankle-length robe and seated on a rectangular-section seat with stepped base and short, curved backrest and rear dorsal pillar; the left hand carved with the palm resting along the thigh; the right hand similarly placed but with the hand gripping a folded piece of cloth of which the ends are draped over the lower thigh above the knee; traces of an old label to reverse. 4.1 kg, 18.7 cm
Private collection, Europe. with Bonhams & Brooks, 8th November 2001, no.265. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams & Brooks catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12584-232097. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The official would have been shown wearing a longer cloak-like garment rather than a waist-height kilt, as the line of the folded edge is visible above where a waistband would typically be. -
Egyptian Blue Faience Sons of Horus Plaques
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Two rectangular plaques, each depicting one of the 'Four Sons of Horus' - Qebehsenuef and Hapi - shown mummiform, wearing a tripartite wig and broad collar, both pierced at the upper and lower edges. 26.8 grams total, 79-80 mm
Professor Haeberlin collection, acquired in Egypt in the late 19th century. Acquired by E.S., Germany, in 1962. Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities tasked with protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety safeguarded the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy looked after the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef defended the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. Amulets featuring these deities were included within the mummy wrappings.
