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LOT 0577
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1782-1550 B.C.
5/8 in. (2.04 grams, 17 mm).
With incised anatomical detailing on the body, the underside bears the hieroglyphs rꜤ-n-rꜤ. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from various London-based, UK, antiquity dealers.
From a Derbyshire gentleman's private museum formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s.
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LOT 0577
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of a Tunic Tablion with Hare
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a tablion in coarse wool of red, green, yellow, violet and blue over white linen, scalloped borders, tapestry work (S-twist), featuring an animal (hare?) inside a square, surrounded by vegetal ornaments. 5.59 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery used to decorate tunics or mantles. The theme of rabbits or hares, in association with other characters and animals of the Dionysian Thiasos, has notable parallels. Such representations are linked to narratives of the Dionysian cycle. -
Egyptian Gold Bead Amulet
Late New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-900 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as a poppy seed with flaring terminals. 0.95 grams, 9 mm
Ex early 20th century French collection. -
Egyptian Glazed Faience Scarab of Thutmose III in Victorian Gold Ring
New Kingdom, circa 13th–11th century B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £160
The scarab modelled with a stylised head, delineated pronotum and wing cases, a longitudinal division and angular markings at the shoulders, the underside with the seated figure of a pharaoh or god, facing a vertical cartouche bearing the throne name of Thutmose III, Men-kheper-re; set in a Victorian gold mount with an open-backed oval setting, with a fine beaded or twisted-wire border and pierced, divided shoulders. 5.69 grams, 26.90 mm overall, 18.79 x 18.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection.
