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LOT 0543
Egyptian Ring with Scarab
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1660-1500 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (5.15 grams, 38.41 mm overall, 26.58 mm internal diameter).
Comprising a bronze D-shaped finger ring, the bezel formed by a faience scarab with hieroglyphs and running scrolls to the underside.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market, 1990s.
From a private UK collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Egyptian Blue Faience Sons of Horus Plaques
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Two rectangular plaques, each depicting one of the 'Four Sons of Horus' - Qebehsenuef and Hapi - shown mummiform, wearing a tripartite wig and broad collar, both pierced at the upper and lower edges. 26.8 grams total, 79-80 mm
Professor Haeberlin collection, acquired in Egypt in the late 19th century. Acquired by E.S., Germany, in 1962. Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities tasked with protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety safeguarded the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy looked after the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef defended the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. Amulets featuring these deities were included within the mummy wrappings. -
Historic Collection of 969 Slides of Archaeological Sites in Egypt
1960s-1980s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering Dendereh, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Seti I, Medinewt Habu, Luxor, Saqqara etc. 4.52 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988.
