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LOT 0475
Egyptian Stone Scarab and Amulet Collection
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, 1550-332 B.C.
3/8 - 3/4 in. (13.65 grams total, 9-19 mm).
The group comprising scarabs, scaraboids, and other types, some with hieroglyphs on their undersides, including the throne names of Thutmose IV (Men-kheperu-re) and Ramesses II (User-maat-re Setep-en-re)., [8]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience Shabti
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Plano-convex in section with plain back, mummiform type with agricultural tools. 9.43 grams, 70 mm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Egypto-Phoenician Period Haematite Scarab with Winged Figure
700-500 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £278
With a scene to underside of a winged figure advancing. 6.52 grams, 17 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Egyptian Turquoise-Glazed Seated Harpocrates
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. or laterEstimate: £700 - 900 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Modelled in the round, depicted in a seated pose with bold sidelock reaching to the shoulder, uraeus on the forehead; ribbed suspension loop behind the neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10.09 grams total, 52 mm including stand
Collection of His Excellency Mandou Riaz 1895-1963. Archaeology Auction, Paris, Drouot Montaigne, 11-12 Nov 2001, no.186. Private collection, London, UK.