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LOT 0457
Egyptian Stone Scarab Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C. AND LATER
1/2 - 5/8 in. (7.5 grams total, 12-16 mm).
Comprising five scarabs with anatomical detailing: one carnelian with two antelopes tête-bêche; one with worn hieroglyphs on the underside; one with two neb signs flanking others; one with two neb signs flanking a standing human figure, uraeus and nefer; and one with the Horus falcon above the sign for gold (nbw). [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
FootnotesThe falcon on the sign of gold, meaning 'Golden Horus (or falcon)', is found in the titles of Egyptian kings and was therefore considered a potent symbolic motif on scarabs.
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LOT 0457
Egyptian Stone Scarab Group
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Romano-Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Small alabastron in banded Egyptian calcite-alabaster, pointed ovoid body and tall neck divided by a broad annular collar and finished with a plain straight rim. 7.71 grams, 44 mm
Acquired on the European art market in 1990s. English private collection.
A well-attested type produced from the Twenty-Seventh Dynasty through the Ptolemaic period and continuing into the early Julio-Claudian era. -
Egyptian Faience Hierogyphic Shabti
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With moulded facial features, tripartite wig, agricultural tools in the crossed hands and a seed-bag to the left shoulder; dorsal pillar; vertical panel to lower body with impressed hieroglyphic inscription: 'The illuminated one, the Osiris, the Controller of the Estates.... (sḥḏ wsı͗r ḫrp-ḥwwt....); lower legs absent. 56.3 grams, 95 mm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. -
Egyptian Glass Pair of Bird Inlays
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising: a standing hawk in cobalt blue glass, a standing vulture in white and blue glass with feather detailing on the wings. 4.76 grams total, 20-22 mm
From a 20th century UK collection.
