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LOT 0513
Egyptian Silver Hathor Head Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (0.68 grams, 11 mm).
A finely detailed head of the goddess Hathor with a human face, divine beard, and cow ears, with a ribbed suspension loop on top.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
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Egyptian Hardstone Double Plume Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Carved with integral ribbed loop to the reverse; unfinished. 4.4 grams, 31 mm
with Hotel des Ventes, Drouot, Paris, France. From the collection of Mr H. Naudy, Paris, France. Acquired at between 2004-2010. Property of a French collector.
This ancient amulet represents two ostrich feathers or shuty. Interestingly, these feathers were also present on the Atef crown of Osiris, the god of the afterlife and the dead. This suggests the amulet was believed to imbue the wearer with Osiris's divine power and protection. -
Egyptian Faience Offering Cup with Cartouche of Nectanebo I
30th Dynasty, 380-326 B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
A squat flared vessel with a rim, one side with a cartouche containing the hieroglyphs nakhtnebef, giving the birth name of the 30th Dynasty King Nectanebo I. 20.8 grams, 48 mm
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. -
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A beadwork panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask, with false beard with netted border; restrung with some later beads. 30.8 grams, 12 cm
Mariaud de Serres, Paris, 1990s.
