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LOT 0520
Egyptian Limestone Scarab in Gold Ring
CIRCA 1750-1550 B.C. AND LATER
1 in. (2.91 grams, 24.16 mm overall, 21.04 mm internal diameter).
The scarab carved with simple anatomical detailing with two columns of hieroglyphs to base, including a djed pillar; set in a later gold swivel bezel with beaded edge supported by a tapering, round-section grooved hoop.
ProvenanceCollected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information card.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, items 39-42, for type.
FootnotesThe djed pillar was associated with the god Ptah, and from the New Kingdom onwards it was associated with the god Osiris, meaning stability, rejuvenation and regeneration. Thus it was used by both the living and the dead, formed of a variety of materials.
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Egyptian Blue Faience Bead Necklace
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 AD.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Restrung group of graduated beads, mainly tubular and oblate types, centrepiece a rosette pendant. 49 grams, 70 cm long
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph Print with Hieroglyphs
1820 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Willemin - Thèbes - Hypogées - Manuscrit sur papyrus en caractères hiéroglyphiques. Première partie - Proof etching on laid paper of plate 72 from La Description de l’Égypte: Antiquités, Volume II: Commission des sciences et arts d’Égypte with later backing sheet. 360 grams, 128.5 x 87.5 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
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). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from the underground chambers (hypogea). The original papyrus is now held in the Bibliothèque Nationale (1-19), Paris (Papyrus Cadet). -
Egyptian Faience Amulet with Thoth as Ibis and Maat
Late New Kingdom-Late Period, 1304-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
On a wedge-shaped base and decorated in turquoise glaze; the ibis's beak resting on a diminutive figure of the goddess Maat; suspension loop on the neck of the bird; collector's inventory number E509' on the underside; accompanied by a custom-made display base. 22 grams total, 43 mm wide including stand
Ex Reine Margot, 1973. Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, collection between 1950-1990s.
In the judgment of the dead (Book of the Dead saying 125), Thoth, who is often represented in ibis form, records the result of weighing the heart of the deceased. The god is therefore mostly depicted in connection with the goddess Maat, whose feather was used as a counterbalance to the purity of the heart; such amulets were thus aimed at protecting the deceased from failing in the decision of the court of the dead.
