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LOT 0647
Egyptian Stone Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.22 grams, 18 mm).
Scaphoid plaque with a ribbed dome on the obverse and a flared mouth at the socket; underside with incuse hieroglyphs and symbols, including a scarab flanked by two nefer signs, an S-scroll, a standing vulture, and others; supplied with an impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0647
Egyptian Stone Scarab
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Large Egyptian Black Stone Heart Scarab Fragment
New Kingdom, 1580-1077 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £25
Upper half modelled as a scarab beetle with midlegs and hindlegs, and plain elytra separated from the prothorax by double border lines; the underside bearing five lines of hieroglyphic inscription. 70 grams, 45 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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Egyptian Wooden Sarcophagus Panel
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Rectangular fragment with dowel and dowel holes, with a black bitumen-like varnish. 157 grams, 25 cm
With a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK. -
Egyptian Faience Triad Amulet with Nephthys, Horus, and Isis
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £365
The goddesses Nephthys and Isis flank the youthful Horus, each wearing a headdress composed of identifying hieroglyphs, and the group stands on a rectangular base; the plain back has a suspension loop on the reverse for use as an amulet. 4.25 grams, 28 mm
Ex Alfred Reinhart, Switzerland (1873-1935), Alexandria since 1896; inherited by Carl Leonhard Burckhardt, Basel (1902-1965) and Marianne Burckhardt-Reinhart (1905-1981), Egypt, until 1966, then in Switzerland. Thereafter, by descent to Rosmarin Cereghetti-Burckhardt (1929- 2022). Thence by family, Switzerland.
In a protective gesture, Isis, the mother of Horus, and Nephthys, his aunt, stand on either side of the divine child, each holding one of his hands.
