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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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LOT 0507
Egyptian Steatite and Faience Scarab Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Egyptian Mixed Amulet Group
Mainly Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £241
Various amulets, including a seated lion-headed deity and a striding figure of Amun, three faience wedjat eyes, a diminutive faience scarab, and other items. 9.6 grams total, 6-34 mm
From the private collection of the late Mrs Belinda Ellison, a long time member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, c.1940-2020. -
Egyptian Faience Shabti for Hor-sa-Iset
Late Period, circa 4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Of mummiform type, wearing a tripartite wig and long plaited divine beard; holding a pick in the left hand, a hoe in the right, and the cord of a seed bag hanging over his left shoulder; standing on an integral plinth, a plain back pillar terminating at the base of the wig; two vertical panels of hieroglyphic inscription to the front, including dedication: sḥḏ wsỉr ḥr sꜢ Ꜣst, ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Hor-sa-Iset’; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 124 grams, 15.2 cm
Jacques René Fiechter, Switzerland (1920-1950). with Auction Martin, Egyptian collection of André Bircher, 1949. with Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 5 November 2011, no.20. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Cahn catalogue pages. -
Phoenician Stone Bird-Shaped Weight
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Fashioned as a seated bird with partly outspread wings. 4.15 grams, 15 mm
From a London, UK, based collection, 1990s.
