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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)
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Egyptian Stone and Faience Scarab Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £15
Comprising: a blue glazed scarab with the cartouche of Thutmosis III (Men-kheper-Ra) on the underside flanked by other signs; a scarab with three schematic human figures; a scarab with an open lotus flower; another with motifs on the underside; and a blue and black glass scarab with a plain underside. 6.02 grams total, 10-16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Egyptian Steatite Bifacial Scaraboid Seal
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
An oval plaque pierced longitudinally, one side with a reclining lion, the other with hieroglyphs. 1.92 grams, 18 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Egyptian Mixed Scarab Collection
2nd-1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £550 - 750 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £285
Stone plaque with raised relief depictions of the Apis bull and a falcon deity beneath; a mixed group of scarabs and scaraboids, most bearing text or motifs on the underside, including: a rope border enclosing the head of a lion wearing a sun disc and uraeus; a plain copper-alloy scaraboid; a line border enclosing the throne name of Amenhotep III (neb-maat-Re); an indeterminate standing figure; a central hes- vase flanked by rearing cobras; a group of hieroglyphs, perhaps a slightly incorrect spelling of the throne name of Amenhotep II (akheperu-Re); and a group of four hieroglyphs. 36.9 grams total, 14-35 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
