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LOT 0487
Egyptian Pale Green Faience Shabti
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (29.8 grams, 90 mm).
Mummiform figure with dorsal pillar, hands folded across the chest holding a pick and flail, with seed bag over left shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1950s-1960s.
From the estate of a deceased Norfolk, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a dealer's information display card.
Cf. von Droste zu Hülsdorf, V. and Schlick-Nolte, B., Ägyptische Bildwerke II: Statuetten, Gefässe und Geräte, Melsungen, 1990, pp.167-169, no. 81, for the type.
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Egyptian Brown Glazed Shabti for Queen Isetnofret
New Kingdom, 12th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Of mummiform type, wearing a tripartite wig, stylised facial features with large ears, hands crossed at the chest; a contrasting green-glazed frontal column of hieroglyphic text with a cartouche which reads wsỉr nswt wrt Ꜣst-nfr.t, ‘The Osiris, the great king's wife Iset-nofret’. 88 grams, 10.8 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12373-226026.
Several late New Kingdom queens were named Iset-nofret, but this particular example is likely associated with one of the two wives of Ramesses II who had the same name. One of these queens gave birth to Prince Khaemwaset and is mentioned on monuments erected by him. While it is possible that the queen's shabtis were used for funerary purposes, Khaemwaset is known to have placed his own shabtis as votives in non-sepulchral locations in the Memphite necropolises, and it is possible that he also did the same with shabtis naming his mother. For a discussion of the Ramesside queens with this name, see Tyldesley, J., Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt, London, 2006, p.154ff. -
Phoenician Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
8th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
The scarab with lightly incised anatomical detailing, the underside with a central cartouche flanked by two rearing crowned uraei, a pair of falcons standing above the cartouche facing a smꜣ hieroglyph symbolising union (of the two lands, Upper and Lower Egypt); set into a later gold swivel ring. 4.34 grams, 26.44 mm overall, 15.68 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J 1/2, USA 5, Europe 9.32, Japan 9)
with Bonhams, London, 21 October 1999, no.36. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12370-226696. -
Egyptian Mixed Amulet Group
Mainly Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £241
Various amulets, including a seated lion-headed deity and a striding figure of Amun, three faience wedjat eyes, a diminutive faience scarab, and other items. 9.6 grams total, 6-34 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020.
