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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 Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £247
Carved with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing and engraved with hieroglyphs to the base; pierced for suspension. 7.14 grams, 24 mm
Collected since the 1970s. Ex Everitt collection, acquired by descent 2017. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Vines
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of a clavus decorated with grape leaves and vine shoots in light yellow colour upon a purple background, with two bunches of grapes marked in green, the frame formed of a double line surrounded externally by a minute recurring spiral. 111 grams, 58 x 18.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Tapestry technique on natural light yellow wool upon linen. It is highly probable that this tapestry was part of a tunic decoration, a clavus, running vertically on the breast and on the back of it. -
Egyptian Faience Hieroglyphic Scarab Group
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1650 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Comprising: one in white glazed composition with figure of a baboon (the god Thoth) to the underside; four similar in blue-turquoise with hieroglyphs. 12.1 grams total, 15-19 mm
From a family collection formed 1900-1950; by descent circa 1980.
