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LOT 0726
Egyptian Snail-Shaped Ribbon Mosaic Glass Bead Group
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
3/8 in. (10.4 grams total, 10-11 mm).
Comprising black-and-yellow mosaic glass beads shaped like snails. [14, No Reserve]
ProvenanceExcavated from Egypt in 1914.
From the private collection of Mr David Sams and his wife Elizabeth Kate Sams, gentry and amateur archaeologists who travelled to Egypt in 1914 with their daughter Ethel. Mr Sams and his wife led digging expeditions from which these items come from the family estate of Mr and Mrs Sams, by direct descent to their granddaughter.
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LOT 0726
Egyptian Snail-Shaped Ribbon Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Red Quartzite Granite Fragment with Part of Cartouche
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Dressed stone fragment with a vertical border and the lower portion of a cartouche with rope bands. 70 grams, 58 mm
Acquired in April 1980. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.146.
After Akhenaten's reign, his monuments and statuary were systematically smashed. As a result, most evidence of the Amarna period's sculptural and architectural output survives only in fragments (for examples of stone fragments from statues and other objects recovered from Akhenaten's capital city, Akhetaten, see Seyfried, F. (ed.), In the Light of Amarna: 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery, Berlin, 2012, pp. 164-169; 230-231; 390-391). -
Egyptian Amythest Heart Amulet
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Lentoid in section with two side lugs and a suspension loop on the top. 4.7 grams, 25 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
Ancient Egyptians regarded the heart (ib) as the seat of intelligence, emotions, behaviour, and memory. During the ‘Weighing of the Heart’ ceremony, the heart spoke for the deceased before Osiris and accounted for their actions. For this reason, Egyptians placed heart amulets on mummies to protect the organ and secure a favourable judgement. -
Egyptian Orange Jasper Heart Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Carved with lateral lugs, a pronounced rim surmounted by a suspension loop. 4.44 grams, 27 mm
Ex London collection, 1990s.
In ancient Egyptian belief, the heart (ib) was the centre of intelligence, emotions, and behaviour. It was also believed to store a person's memories. During the Weighing of the Heart ceremony in the afterlife, the heart could speak on the deceased's behalf and account for their lifetime of actions before Osiris. For this reason, Egyptians placed heart amulets on the mummy to protect the organ and ensure a favourable outcome in judgement.
