Egyptian Steatite Plaque Amulet with Lotus

Upper half of the front of a coffin, carved in high relief, with a deep hollow on the reverse; the face and tripartite wig are carefully executed, with fine facial modelling; thin raised-relief eyebrows, large almond-shaped eyes framed above by cosmetic lines, a widely splayed nose, a broad, narrow-lipped mouth, a broad chin above a fleshy neck, and forward-facing, internally detailed ears; an attachment point on the chest for a separate collar or other adornment; the back features two mortises (one with a partial tenon still in place). 5.15 kg, 57.7 cm high



with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13516-260648.

Comprising: grey scarab with gold mounting pin, frame and loop, three panels on the underside with ankh and other motifs; grey scarab with traces of turquoise surface, gold mounting pin and loop, hieroglyphs on the underside; cream scarab with gold mounting pin and loop, frieze of three figures on the underside, the middle figure wearing an atef crown. 9.85 grams total, 24-32 mm



Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the collector's original inked images.

Plano-convex in section, with a segmented upper face; the underside features an incuse design of a winged scarab, two perching Horus falcons, and a winged uraeus above, with a frieze of four cobras interspersed with three nefer signs below; supplied with an impression. 3.53 grams, 19 mm



Acquired from Derek Content, 24 June 1975. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original handwritten invoice from Derek Content, dated 24 June 1975.