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LOT 0435
Egyptian Stone Scarab Collection
NEW KINGDOM, 1315-332 B.C. AND LATER
1/2 - 3/4 in. (8.06 grams total, 13-20 mm).
Each polished, pierced for suspension and engraved with hieroglyphs or other symbols to the base; three carved with scarab detailing to the upper face. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired 1980s-1990s.
Private collection of H.N., Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK.
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Animals
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising a clavus decorated with various bright colours (green, brown, pink, blue, yellow) with stiff animal figures (dragons and stylised eagles) and a cockerel(?) inside the orbiculus. 138 grams, 70 x 18.2 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tabby technique on linen and wool. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, the clavus with preserved orbiculus, running vertically on the breast and on the back of it. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The decorative border from a garment (cloak?), wool weaving on linen and purple, tendril pattern; the wide, undecorated central red purple panel framed with purple wavy tendrils with arrowhead-shaped leaves. 131 grams, 41.5 x 26 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Cloaks and mantles were the main type of outer garments worn by men in late antiquity. They are mentioned in the sources under a variety of names: birrus, caracallus,cucullus, lacerna, sagum, paenula and paludamentum. Unfortunately, despite the fact that cloaks were such important garments they are preserved in far fewer numbers from burials in Egypt than tunics, except as fragments. -
Egyptian Hardstone Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
With detailed mouth and hatched carapace. 13.8 grams, 34 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
