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LOT 0413
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.07 grams, 19 mm).
Anatomical detailing on the carapace and pierced longitudinally; underside with a reclining hare and two hieroglyphs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureFor a similar scarab cf. Ward, J., The Sacred Beetle, a Popular treatise on Egyptian Scarabs in Art and History, London, 1902, no.281.
FootnotesThe Egyptian hare, Cape Hare, was associated with the goddess Wenut, whose name means the 'swift one'.
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LOT 0413
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus in Gold Pendant
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a turquoise-glazed wedjat amulet set in a 14-carat gold pendant mount. 1.09 grams, 14 mm
Ex important German collection, 1960-1990.
The wedjat-eye amulet (also called the Eye of Horus) became one of the most recognisable symbols in ancient Egyptian culture. It signifies protection, healing, and restoration. In myth, Horus lost his eye during his battle with Seth, and it was later magically restored, symbolising healing and the return to wholeness. The Eye of Horus came to embody divine power and protection, and was often used in amulets to safeguard and promote well-being. -
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hare
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Anatomical detailing on the carapace and pierced longitudinally; underside with a reclining hare and two hieroglyphs. 3.07 grams, 19 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The Egyptian hare, Cape Hare, was associated with the goddess Wenut, whose name means the 'swift one'. -
Romano-Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £270
Small alabastron in banded Egyptian calcite-alabaster, pointed ovoid body and tall neck divided by a broad annular collar and finished with a plain straight rim. 7.71 grams, 44 mm
Acquired on the European art market in 1990s. English private collection.
A well-attested type produced from the Twenty-Seventh Dynasty through the Ptolemaic period and continuing into the early Julio-Claudian era.
