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LOT 0441
Egyptian Ptolemaic Alabaster Amulet with Locust
1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 in. (4.45 grams, 30 mm).
Translucent disc with an engraved locust with anatomical detailing, pierced through the upper edge. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for iconographic parallels in Egyptian art, Diab, A.M., ‘Iconographic Representations of Grasshopper in Ancient Egyptian Wilderness’ in Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels-University of Sadat City, Vol. 5, Issue (2/2), December 2021, p.128, figs.23,25.
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Egyptian Bronze Statuette of the God Neferhotep
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Neferhotep depicted advancing on a rectangular base, holding in the left hand the was sceptre, topped with the stylised head of an animal linked to the god Seth, with the right arm held rigid by the side with a clenched fist; wearing a Pschent crown with uraeus above the brow, a short, pleated shendyt kilt, and a broad multi-strand collar; the head features a tightly curled wig, false beard, and lentoid wire rims around the eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. 345 grams total, 17.3 cm high including stand
Private collection of Mrs Bogaert, formed in 1949, Ghent, near Brussels, Belgium. Ex private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13310-258230.
Neferhotep was explicitly recognised as a deity with a cult only from the Late Period, although it may have been understood earlier and later as the incarnation of the youthful divine king, since pharaohs from the 18th Dynasty to the Ptolemaic Period are sometimes depicted wearing the same wig. Neferhotep, whose name translates as 'the perfect one is at peace,' was considered to be the son of Hathor and was venerated at Hu (Diospolis Parva), as well as at Karnak, Dendera, and Behbeit el-Hagar. Provenanced statues of the god originate from the Memphite region. -
Phoenician White Steatite Cowroid Amulet
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Oval body with domed upper face and piecrust rim, underside with a cartouche containing the signs neb-ka-raand flanked by stylised cobra and falcon signs. 1.67 grams, 19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Egyptian Steatite Tilapia Fish Plaque Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The domed upper face shaped as a fish with scale detailing, the underside has three hieroglyphs consisting of a men (draughtboard) sign, with a figure of a standing deity wearing a sun-disc crown next to a large Maat feather to the right, pierced longitudinally. 1.72 grams, 16 mm
Ex Mustaki collection, early 20th century, UK. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
Fish amulets symbolised regeneration.
