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LOT 0495
Egyptian Stone Scarab Collection
MOSTLY LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/8 - 5/8 in. (4.1 grams total, 9-15 mm).
Comprising six scarabs carved with simple anatomical detailing, each pierced for suspension and displaying an engraved motif to the base: a griffin; hieroglyphs; geometric designs and additional forms, possibly a galloping quadruped and an insect. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected since the 1970s.
Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017.
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Egyptian Blue Faience Ushabti
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Decorated with a blue glaze and displaying remains of facial, wig, beard and crossed arm detailing to the mummiform figure. 17.9 grams, 70 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1990. -
Egyptian Wooden Mummy Face Mask
Late Dynastic Period, after 500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Triangular in form with carved facial detailing, thick tousled hair, full lips; pierced in four places for attachment. 716 grams, 27.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Lion Chasing a Bird
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a tendril pattern with enclosing a frieze of a lion chasing a bird, the spaces between the figures filled with squares. 46 grams, 26 x 17 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique of wool and linen in purple. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a double segmentum, applied on the wrists of the garment and decorating the lower part of the sleeves.
