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LOT 0496
Egyptian Seated Cat Amulet
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.97 grams, 19 mm).
A carved carnelian amuletic pendant of the cat goddess Bastet sitting on a rectangular base, suspension loop behind the shoulders. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s.
Private collection of L.H., Staffordshire, UK.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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Egyptian Glass Eye Pair
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A pair of glass eye inlays from a mummy case, brown glass irises, painted black pupils and lateral tear ducts; mounted on a custom-made glass stand. 1.3 kg total, 35.5 cm high including stand
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. with Jean Marc Delvaux SVV, 15 December 2017, lot 274. -
Egyptian Painted Wooden Mask
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A wooden mask with remains of polychrome painted detailing, depicting the large part of a face with eye detailing and remains of segmented headwear; old collection number 'E.352' and a later suspension loop to the reverse. 283 grams, 23.5 cm high
Ex Roger Liechti collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11606-198998. -
Egyptian Glass Anubis Head Inlay
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
An opaque black glass inlay in the form of the head of Anubis in jackal form; repaired. 19.2 grams, 58 mm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.
