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LOT 0696
Egyptian Mummy Bead Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
1/8 - 1/2 in. (7.4 grams total, 3-12 mm).
Group of tubular and annular beads in green, blue, and beige colours. [141, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Art Shop Windsor, 1990s.
From a private UK collection.
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LOT 0696
Egyptian Mummy Bead Group
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Coptic Tunic and Tapestry Textile Fragments with Flowers and Geometric Ornaments
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a fragment of a clavus decorated with rows of heart-shaped buds in green, red, and yellow wool on linen, with edges marked by brown bands; a large fragment of coarse wool, consisting of a central rectangle with lozenge ornamentation in yellow and brown wool, surrounded by rectangular sections enclosing images of rabbits within yellow, green, and red medallions, facing left; and a textile fragment with geometric decoration in purple, yellow, light red, green, and black wool. 33 grams total, 21-26 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The large fragment featuring lozenge decoration, despite displaying figures associated with the Dionysian retinue (rabbits or hares), may date to the early period of the Islamic conquest, when tunic ornamentation began to take on an increasingly abstract and geometric character. -
Large Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Sizeable wedjat-eye amulet with applied black detailing to the pupil and brow. 16.5 grams, 50.4 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016.
The wedjat-eye amulet symbolises the healed eye of the god Horus, representing both human and falcon elements. The name wedjat in ancient Egyptian means ‘the one that is sound.’ According to Egyptian mythology, Horus' eye was wounded or taken by the god Seth and later restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was believed to protect its wearer and confer qualities of recovery and regeneration. It was highly popular and was used by both the living and the dead. -
Egyptian Faiance Amulet of Pataikos
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £45
Depicted as a naked dwarf with short limbs; pierced to rear of the neck for use as an amulet; mounted on a display stand. 7.88 grams total, 40 mm high including stand
Ex Herbert A.Cahn, Basle, 1960s.
Herodotus mentions Pataikos as a dwarf-like depiction of Ptah, although the god’s ancient Egyptian name remains unclear. These small amulets symbolise Ptah’s immense magical power, which helps protect the wearer from dangerous creatures such as snakes and crocodiles. The deity’s role in the funerary sphere is explained in Spell 164 of the Book of the Dead, where Pataikos is used to safeguard the deceased’s heart from attacks by enemies and from bodily decay.
