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LOT 0019
Egyptian Schist Double Bird Palette
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3500 B.C.
5 1/4 in. (59 grams, 13.5 cm wide).
The crescentic body with stylised bird head ends; eyes pierced; central stem with single hole.
ProvenanceAcquired prior to 2000 from a UK collection.
Canadian private collection of Mr A.K. of Montreal.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets, London, 1914, pl. XLII, no. 251f, for a comparable example from Naqada.
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Egyptian Faience Bes Amulet
Late New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £111
Standing on a roughly oval base with hands on thighs, grotesque facial features; suspension loop to head. 1.31 grams, 26 mm
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
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Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Necklace with Papyrus Flower Amulets
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £650
Composed of restrung lapis lazuli papyrus flower amulets, very fine lapis cylindrical beads, tiny red beads and gold spheres, with a modern clasp. 10 grams, 60 cm long
Fine condition.
UK private collection before 2000. UK art market. Property of a London gentleman. -
Large Framed Coptic Wool Garment Fragment with Dancing Nymphs
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising a series of nude female figures on red background, probably maenads or nymphs, dancing to the sounds of cymbals held in their outstretched hands, each wearing a green proploma; wide band of geometric decoration above; mounted in a custom-made glazed frame. 2.1 kg total, 71 x 36 cm including frame
Ex Dutch collection, 1960s. UK collection 2018.
The band is probably the terminal part of a large wall carpet. The warp material is raw natural twisted wool in one strand, with weft in linen and raw wool in red, orange, ochre yellow, blue green, olive green, blue. The motif still echoes themes of the pagan world, despite being made in the Christian Roman Empire.
