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LOT 0054
Egyptian Limestone Fresco with Servant Carrying Geese
NEW KINGDOM, 1580-1077 B.C.
16 x 12 5/8 in. (6.8 kg, 40.5 x 32.2 cm).
Rectangular frieze fragment with advancing figure in profile wearing a shendyt kilt holding up two poles in his raised hands; to his rear, part of a second figure with an openwork wooden frame (footstool) and other items; mounted in sturdy wooden frame with suspension rings to the reverse; surface has been extensively cleaned, restored, and repainted.
ProvenanceMounted in an early 20th-century wooden frame bearing a stamped inscription reading “Exposition Paris …”
From the collection of L.V. (1950-1960), Paris, France.
Collection of Monsieur X. (1931-2017), dispersed for the benefit of the Monaco Red Cross.
Private collection, Europe.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13224-249307.
Cf. similar scenes in the Tomb of Ukh-hotep son of Senbi at Meir in Blackman Aylward M. The rock tombs of Meir, Part 2, The tomb-chapel of Senbi's son Ukh-Hotp (B, no. 2), with two appendixes of hieroglyphs and other details in B, nos 1,2, 4., The Offices of the Egypt Exploration Fund, Cairo, 1953.
FootnotesThe servant is carrying geese, like in many other representations of the New Kingdom. Many portrayals of ducks and geese in ancient Egyptian art show the importance of the birds as food. Servants plucking geese are visible in the tomb of Nakht, in Luxor (1567-1320 B.C.), and in the famous tomb of Nebamun, at the British Museum, a fresco fragment shows workers standing in front of a gaggle of geese.
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LOT 0054
Egyptian Limestone Fresco with Servant Carrying Geese
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
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Egyptian Bronze Kneeling Figure of a King
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £30,000 - 40,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £15,000
A solid cast statuette modelled in the round as a kneeling pharaoh wearing a thigh-length shendyt kilt, a broad collar and a nemes headdress adorned with a uraeus to the brow; with open hands positioned as though they once held an object, palms facing inward; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.62 kg total, 16.7 cm high including stand
Private collection, E.M. (1880-1954), since the 1930s. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13196-249244.
The figure's overall appearance, particularly the muscular upper body, resembles two kneeling bronze figures – Brooklyn Museum 71.11 and Pennsylvania Museum E.13004 – both bearing the cartouche of 26th Dynasty pharaoh Necho II (610-595 BC). Unlike the varied poses of kneeling stone statues, those in bronze consistently rest on their knees and toes, with heels positioned under their buttocks. Figures with this hand gesture are often thought to have originally held an offering vessel or ritual object. However, none of the existing examples shows signs of having held an object. Instead, the gesture may symbolise both giving and receiving, representing veneration, offering, and a plea for protection to a particular deity. -
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Egyptian Green Stone Scarab with Eye of Horus
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
With mouth and leg detailing to the edges, incised border enclosing a hatched eye and brow motif in an unusual style. 1.4 grams, 15 mm
From an old English collection. Ex Fellows Auctions, 31 January 2023, no.950. Private collection, London, UK. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Plan of Egypt
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 10 'Basse Égypte entitled Carte hydrographique de la Basse-Égypte. 246 grams, 105 x 69.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor).
