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LOT 0554
Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (948 grams total, 20.5 cm high including stand).
Plano-convex in section, with the carved front portion of a nemes headdress with an uraeus mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Roger Liechti (1934-2010), Petit-Lancy, Switzerland; acquired in 1982 from Galerie Nicolas Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Geneva.
Thence by descent within the family, Switzerland.
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LOT 0554
Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) ‡+BP*
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Large Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Bifacial Pataikos Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Nude Pataikos standing with slightly bent legs on a rectangular base; his short arms bent, and his clenched fists resting at the sides of his slightly protruding belly; janiform head topped with a smooth, closely fitting cap similar to the one worn by the god Ptah; loop at the nape of the neck for use as an amulet; mounted on a custom-made stand. 54.3 grams total, 95 mm including stand
Ex Mr E.C.(1923-2014), Israel. Inherited by his son D.L., Switzerland.
Amulets had a diverse range of functions: they were either worn by the living or used as small votive offerings in private and official cult contexts. They also played an important role in funerary practices, as they were either wrapped into the mummy, placed on it (mummy amulets), or given to the deceased as grave goods. In the Late Period, dwarfs were venerated as popular protective deities, in analogy to Bes and Harpocrates. Moreover, since the Late Period, the creator god Ptah, who was worshipped in Memphis, was also represented as a childlike dwarf. -
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Egyptian Gold Snake Ring
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Formed as a slender-bodied coiled snake, featuring eye, head, and scale detailing on the body. 6.96 grams, 23.75 mm overall, 18.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13541-261559. -
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Knife Blades from Thebes
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each of curved profile with broad cutting edge; old inked findspots 'Desert W. of Thebes 1912' (2 examples), 'W. of Thebes 1912' (2 examples), 'W. Thebes 1912'. 279 grams total, 10.6-14.3 cm
Found in the desert west of Thebes, Egypt, 1912. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
