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LOT 0440
Egyptian Mixed Faience Amulet Collection
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (4.93 grams total, 10-20 mm).
Comprising: a face bead; two rectangular wedjat-eye beads with black detailing; an amulet depicting the Deshret crown of Lower Egypt; two seated baboon amulets; an amulet of a standing figure, possibly Sekhmet; a scaraboid with a small raised head. [8]
ProvenanceFrom a 20th century UK collection.
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LOT 0440
Egyptian Mixed Faience Amulet Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Egyptian Steatite Bifacial Scaraboid Seal
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An oval plaque pierced longitudinally, one side with a reclining lion, the other with hieroglyphs. 1.92 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Egyptian Faience Shu Amulet
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Schematically modelled a kneeling figure of the god with arms raised above his head, holding a stylised solar disc, pierced through the dorsal pillar; supplied with a stand. 1.49 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of David Donlan (1947-2025), a dedicated and lifelong collector with a passion for the ancient world and the natural sciences, forming his collection from 1960s onwards, using many reputable dealers across the United Kingdom, including the well-regarded Coincraft and The Parthenon Gallery.
Shu amulets could serve both the dead and the living: they were placed between the mummy bandages on the lower part of the deceased’s torso, allowing the dead to pass smoothly on their journey towards rebirth; they could also serve as a magical amulet at birth, symbolising a protector of new life. -
Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti of Hor
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, 13th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Modelled with a rounded wig and sidelock; painted black detailing to the eyes, lips, collar and agricultural tools held in the crossed hands; painted vertical panel to lower body with hieroglyphic legend “The illuminated one, the Osiris, the sem priest, the great director of craftsmen, Hor, justified” (sḥḏ wsı͗r sm wr ḫrp(w) ḥmw(w)t ḥr mꜣꜥ-ḫrw); repaired. 146 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA.
Although the inscription names the owner as Hor, it seems likely that this shabti was made for a high official named Hori. Several sem priests named Hori are known. It seems plausible that this shabti belonged to the Hori who was the son of Prince Khaemwaset, son of Ramesses II, since a similar example was found alongside those of the prince in a chamber in the Serapeum (Mariette, A., Le Sérapéum du Memphis, Paris, 1857, pl. 10).
