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LOT 0469
Egyptian Small Faience Pot Lid Collection
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (23.1 grams total, 27-32 mm).
Group of five pale blue discs each with a raised central panel. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom and early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK.
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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.
Despite his fearsome appearance, Bes was the protector of women in childbirth. -
Egyptian Glass Fragment Collection
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
Comprising fragments of mainly opaque blue glass displaying polychrome motifs; held in a clear-topped presentation case with clasp. 319 grams total, 14.5 x 13.5 cm including box
Ex Japanese art market. London art market, 1996. -
Egyptian Speckled Diorite Funerary Scarab
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Detailing to the carapace and clypeus, pierced lug to the underside of the prothorax. 7.59 grams, 25 mm
From an early 20th century collection, Home Counties, UK, 1930-1940s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202894.
Funerary scarabs such as this were placed within the wrappings of the mummy on various parts of the body. They undoubtedly served a protective role but, unlike heart scarabs, their precise function is not known.
