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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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Egyptian Faience Heart Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With fine anatomical detailing on the body and striated wingcase, legs folded beneath the body and flanked by a ribbed suspension loop. 1.89 grams, 20 mm
Ex Swedish nobleman's collection, early 20th century, reputedly from Petrie’s excavations. -
Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti for Hor
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, 13th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Modelled with a rounded wig and sidelock; painted black detailing to the eyes, lips, collar and agricultural tools held in the crossed hands; painted vertical panel to lower body with hieroglyphic legend “The illuminated one, the Osiris, the sem priest, the great director of craftsmen, Hor, justified” (sḥḏ wsı͗r sm wr ḫrp(w) ḥmw(w)t ḥr mꜣꜥ-ḫrw); repaired. 146 grams, 13.8 cm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13430-225467.
Although the inscription names the owner as Hor, it seems likely that this shabti was made for a high official named Hori. Several sem priests named Hori are known. It seems plausible that this shabti belonged to the Hori who was the son of Prince Khaemwaset, son of Ramesses II, since a similar example was found alongside those of the prince in a chamber in the Serapeum (Mariette, A., Le Sérapéum du Memphis, Paris, 1857, pl. 10). -
Egyptian Black Stone Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Lightly incised detailing to the carapace, underside with a crouching ibex in profile; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.05 grams, 16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
