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LOT 0014
Egyptian Sandstone Relief
LATE PERIOD OR PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-31 B.C.
10 5/8 in. (2.8 kg total, 27 cm wide).
Rectangular frieze fragment with low-relief profile bust wearing the double crown; sa symbol (of protection) to the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris, France.
with Cahn Auctions, 19 October 2002, no.527.
From the Keane private collection, Kent, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12077-216770.
Cf. Tomoum, N., The Sculptors’ Models of the Late and Ptolemaic Periods, Cairo, 2005, pl. 42 d.
FootnotesPossibly a sculptor's trial piece or model.
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LOT 0014
Egyptian Sandstone Relief
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Marble Head of a Queen
Ptolemaic Period, 323-30 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
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Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace
Late New Kingdom, 1295-1069 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Restrung designer necklace using tubular green-glazed beads in a double row, interspersed with small two-holed beads; the central feature a net-like composition of small brown and blue-glazed ring-shaped beads. 9.54 grams, 46 cm long
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Large Egyptian Gilt Bronze Head of Osiris
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Modelled in the round wearing the atef crown (hedjet with lateral ostrich feathers) and uraeus to the brow with tail extending up the crown, detailed false beard with coiled finial; eyes recessed to accept inlays; tip of crown missing. 199 grams, 11.4 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.
Osiris is a deity who represents death and fertility and is commonly regarded as the quintessential god of rebirth. Though he was once a mortal ruler, as a deceased entity, his domain was the Underworld. Abydos was the primary centre of Osiris’ cult, where a renowned yearly celebration of the god was held. This head comes from a once sizeable statuette of the god.
