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LOT 0552
Egyptian Pale Green Glazed Faience Shabti Fragment with Hieroglyphs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5 in. (86 grams, 12.5 cm including stand).
Head and torso of a mummiform figure, wearing a tripartite wig and divine beard, with arms crossed and hands holding agricultural implements and a cord for a seed bag over the left shoulder, three horizontal bands of hieroglyphic inscriptions to the lower body; mounted on a wooden display stand.
ProvenanceFrom a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 5: A Selection from the Manchester Museum, Lymm, 2012, pp. 354-356, no. 194, for a group of similar (complete) shabtis from el-Hiba.
FootnotesThe owner's name is poorly preserved, although the filiation that follows may read: "...born (to) Djed-mut-ies-ankh" (ms ḏd mwt ı͗w s Ꜥnḫ).
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LOT 0552
Egyptian Pale Green Glazed Faience Shabti Fragment with Hieroglyphs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Egyptian Sky Blue Faience Shabti
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 380-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Mummiform figure with a lappet wig and beard. 5.7 grams, 61 mm
Ex private collection, London, UK, 1970s-1990s. -
Phoenician Glass Bead Collection
6th-3rd century B.C. or laterEstimate: £900 - 1,200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £475
Comprising a group of crumb-decorated polychrome oblate beads and a centrepiece pendant formed as a stylised bearded head. 179 grams total, 12-42 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The Phoenicians, renowned seafarers and traders, were also skilled glassworkers. They produced a wide variety of glass beads using core-forming and winding techniques, with vivid colours and elaborate designs that reflect both technical mastery and cross-cultural influence. Among the most iconic Phoenician beads are glass 'head' beads, crafted in the form of stylised human or mythological faces. Typically, they feature exaggerated facial details like bulging eyes, large noses, beards, and headdresses, often with expressive or comic features. They were possibly worn as amulets to ward off evil or attract protection, though they may also represent deities, ancestors, or foreigners. These beads often incorporate Egyptian, Greek, and Near Eastern stylistic elements, reflecting the Phoenicians’ extensive trade networks. -
Egyptian Glass Panel with Eyes
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £220 - 320 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £118
Irregular glass panel fragment with inlaid mosaic eye motifs; repaired. 1.57 grams, 18 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
