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LOT 0487
Egyptian Orange Jasper Scarab
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1069 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.52 grams, 13 mm).
Carved with design to the underside of a central ankh symbol flanked by stylised rearing cobras.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
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Egyptian Wooden Funerary Shabti Figurine
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Carved in the round with D-shaped base, carefully modelled hair and ears with beard absent, the right hand visible, not holding any work tools, the body has the appearance of a mummy entirely draped in a shroud with rather elongated proportions, the broad and rounded face with a slightly ‘smiling’ expression, framed by a tripartite hairstyle without stripes, which continues down the back and two lappets on the chest. 39 grams, 14.5 cm
Ex R. Liechti (1934-2010) Geneva, Switzerland, formed between 1950-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12079-218221. -
Egyptian Alabaster Bowl with Incised Inner Circle
Old Kingdom, circa 2700-2513 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Squat bowl with returned lip to the rim, incised ring to the centre. 749 grams, 21 cm wide
Acquired from Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie FRS FBA (1853-1942), who had both found and repaired the piece; a British Egyptologist and a pioneer of systematic methodology in archaeology and the preservation of artefacts. From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Egyptian Faience Shabti for Horemakhbit
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Of long, slender mummiform shape, wearing a tripartite wig and holding a pick and hoe, with a dorsal pillar bearing a hieroglyphic dedication to 'the Osiris, Horemakhbit'; repaired. 102 grams, 15.7 cm
Ex M.S. Ciappara collection, Norfolk, UK, 1939-1950.
Shabti figures were created to carry out heavy manual tasks on behalf of a person in the afterlife. The body of a shabti was usually in the form of a mummy and often depicted with tools in their hands, such as baskets, picks, and hoes. During the Late Period, it was customary to be buried with hundreds of shabtis.
