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LOT 0507
Egyptian Steatite and Faience Scarab Group
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (8.68 grams total, 7-21 mm).
Their bases decorated with hieroglyphs and figures, including one with the motto 'Amun lord of the Two Lands', another with the motto 'lord Ramesses beloved of Amun', and one with a detailed representation of a Nile tilapia fish. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century collection.
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Egyptian Bronze Statue of a Kneeling Priest
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £139
Kneeling on a rectangular platform with a wide apron covering his thighs, clean-shaven head and hands raised in adoration; tang on the underside for attachment; mounted on a display stand. 41 grams total, statue: 30 mm high
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
Priest figurines like this were commonly placed before a larger figurine of a deity, both attached to a base, e.g., Schulz, R., Seidel, M., Egyptian Art. The Walters Art Museum, London, 2009, for a kneeling priest before a standing figure of Anubis. -
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Opening Bid: £125
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