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LOT 0445
Egyptian Stone and Faience Scarab Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (6.02 grams total, 10-16 mm).
Comprising: a blue glazed scarab with the cartouche of Thutmosis III (Men-kheper-Ra) on the underside flanked by other signs; a scarab with three schematic human figures; a scarab with an open lotus flower; another with motifs on the underside; and a blue and black glass scarab with a plain underside. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Newberry, P.E., Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire N° 36001-37521, Scarab-shaped Seals, Cairo, 1907, pl. III, no. 36164, for a scarab with a similar Thutmose III cartouche and motif design; Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. X, no. 411, for a scarab with a similar lotus flower design.
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LOT 0445
Egyptian Stone and Faience Scarab Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Ptolemaic Alabaster Amulet with Locust
1st century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Translucent disc with an engraved locust with anatomical detailing, pierced through the upper edge. 4.45 grams, 30 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Romano-Egyptian Limestone Funerary Niche
Coptic, 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carved architectural block fragment comprising: a shallow niche with arched top and parallel sides, with concentric mouldings to create a reveal and ledge below to accept offerings; horizontal tiered base; attachment sockets for two figurines (absent) flanking the niche; to left, a column modelled in the half-round with two parallel vertical stems, shallow roundel to the base and stylised foliage at the top; pediment above with scooped profile; above each figurine recess an incised initial, 'A' and 'M'; facing surface keyed for plaster finish. 57.55 kg, 49 cm
From the estate and private collection of Matthew Upham (1962-2025), an antiques trader from Budleigh Salterton, Devon, UK. Acquired at an estate sale at auction. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no. 13297-255939.
In the Christian Roman Empire, the stelae in the form of aedicula, which could be funerary monuments with crosses or the images of the deceased, or devotional niches with images of saints, appear to be independent sculptures. These stelae consisted of a rectangular body surmounted by a circular arch or trapezoidal structure. At the centre of the niche, the deceased was often depicted full-length, in a praying position (orans). Devotional stelae were also placed inside a church or shrine, with images of the Virgin and Child, or saints. -
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Egyptian Diorite Heart Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Finely carved, with naturalistic detailing to the upper body, legs shown folded beneath the body with suspension loop at centre. 7.5 grams, 25 mm
From a 20th century UK collection.
The Egyptians saw the scarab as a symbol of renewal and rebirth. The beetle was associated with the sun god because scarabs roll large balls of dung in which to lay their eggs, a behaviour that the Egyptians thought resembled the progression of the sun through the sky from east to west. Scarab amulets were used for their magical rejuvenating properties by both the living and the dead. The regenerative powers of scarabs, such as the one offered here, could be used by either the living or the dead for healing and protection.
