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LOT 0454
Egyptian Translucent Carnelian Scarab
MIDDLE KINGDOM–SECOND INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 2133-1550 B.C.
7/8 in. (5.98 grams, 22 mm).
A translucent carnelian scarab with detailing to the head, body and legs; drilled for suspension.
ProvenanceAcquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
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Egyptian Male Head Inlay
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Opening Bid: £400
A glass or garnet model of a clean-shaven male head with a headdress formed as rope bands; amuletic insert for a piece of jewellery. 12.5 grams, 24 mm high
with HVMC, Hotel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo, 19 January 2022, lot 63. English private collection. -
Egyptian Black Granite Foot Fragment
Late New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
A carved black granite statue base fragment with four toes modelled in the round, with delineated nails of a left foot. 253 grams, 11.8 cm
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Egyptian Terracotta Eye of Horus Mould
New Kingdom, 1390-1069 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £152
A terracotta amulet mould with incuse sacred wedjat motif, with ducts either side for excess material and possibly to indicate the position of suspension holes added after moulding. 12.9 grams, 34 mm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman.
A comparable example from Thebes and dated to the 18th Dynasty is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 12.180.377).
