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LOT 0512
Egyptian Predynastic Flint Pocket Knife
NAQADA II PERIOD, 3500-3100 B.C.
2 3/4 in. (19.80 grams, 72 mm).
Slightly curved blade with broad flake forming cutting edge.
ProvenanceEx Armand Trampitsch, Monte Carlo, 1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
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Egyptian Faience Shabti Collection
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising four mummiform figures with tripartite wigs and divine beards. 22.7 grams total, 44-60 mm
Ex H Norri collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK, 1980s-1990s. -
Egyptian Pale Green Glazed Faience Shabti Fragment with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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. 86 grams, 12.5 cm including stand
From a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
The 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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Egyptian Carnelian Eye of Horus
New Kingdom, 1550-1295 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Plano-convex in section with incised bilinear borders. 3.08 grams, 22 mm
Ex early 20th century collection of a lady. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13045-248616.
The wedjat-eye amulet is a representation of the healed eye of the god Horus, featuring 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 restored by Thoth. The wedjat-eye amulet was thought to protect its wearer and bestow the power of recovery and regeneration onto them. It was very popular and used by both the living and the dead.
