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LOT 0459
Egyptian Steatite Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5/8 in. (2 grams, 16 mm).
Anatomical detailing on the carapace and the body is pierced longitudinally, with five hieroglyphic signs on the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
FootnotesThe three hieroglyphs on the left side, together with the bottom sign, spell out the throne name of Tutankhamun (Neb-kheperu-Ra), although the long sign to the right, resembling a reed leaf or Maat feather, indicates that it may be a good luck legend, perhaps interpreted as 'True Lord of Manifestations is Ra'.
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LOT 0459
Egyptian Steatite Scarab
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Black Stone Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
With linear detailing to the carapace, the underside with a drilled image of two figures holding hands on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Egyptian Gold Bead Amulet
Late New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-900 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Formed as a poppy seed with flaring terminals. 0.91 grams, 9 mm
Ex French art market, 1920s. -
Egyptian Bifacial Magical Stela with Bes
Ptolemaic Period, circa 280-180 B.CEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £550
Upper portion of an arch-top limestone stele fragment with two dressed faces; the obverse lunette features a winged sun disc flanked by uraei and two partial rows of incised pseudo-hieroglyphs below; the reverse displays the head of the god Bes in high relief, with traces of the head of the young Horus immediately below, who would have been depicted grasping the two partially preserved snakes and a scorpion carved in raised relief to the right; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 450 grams total, 11.6 cm high including stand
Frossart Collection, France, by the 19th century. Private collection, London, UK.
Although fragmentary, this stela is easily recognisable as a Horus cippus or magical stela. They were used to heal ailments caused by snake or scorpion venom. Ancient Egyptians believed that water poured over these cippi would turn into a healing liquid that the afflicted could drink or apply to their bodies.
