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LOT 0663
Egyptian Silver Fly Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (0.97 grams, 20 mm).
With detailing to the body and head, ribbed suspension loop above the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pp.62-3.
FootnotesFly amulets served apotropaic functions, protecting against bites and warding off pests. Some may also have symbolised fertility. Pharaohs even awarded gold fly pendants to honour soldiers’ bravery and tenacity.
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LOT 0663
Egyptian Silver Fly Amulet
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Large Egyptian Wooden Mummy Coffin
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Upper half of the front of a coffin, carved in high relief, with a deep hollow on the reverse; the face and tripartite wig are carefully executed, with fine facial modelling; thin raised-relief eyebrows, large almond-shaped eyes framed above by cosmetic lines, a widely splayed nose, a broad, narrow-lipped mouth, a broad chin above a fleshy neck, and forward-facing, internally detailed ears; an attachment point on the chest for a separate collar or other adornment; the back features two mortises (one with a partial tenon still in place). 5.15 kg, 57.7 cm high
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13516-260648. -
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Egypto-Phoenician Faience Amulet Group
4th-2nd century B.C. and laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising flat discs with perforations and a modern trussed duck with its head laid along its spine. 18.74 grams total, 15-30 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Faience Winged Scarab
Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, circa 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a winged scarab modelled with a ribbed carapace and two extended wings with feather detailing; a suspension hole runs transversely through the head. 10.98 grams, 60 mm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
Winged scarabs were often used as funerary amulets and were believed to symbolise the deceased's rebirth and regeneration.
