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LOT 0508
Egyptian Turquoise Faience Bead Necklace
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
18 1/8 in. (4.93 grams, 46 cm).
Restrung using mainly tubular beads interspersed with small annular beads; modern clasp.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century UK collection.
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Egyptian Faience Shabti Figure with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Olive-green faience with false beard, tripartite wig, holding a pick, hoe and seed bag; plain dorsal pillar; hieroglyphic inscription down the lower front of the body: (ỉ)mꜢḫ n wsỉr ḫtm-nṯr ḏd-ḫỉỉ ms (n) hr-ỉb for 'Honoured of Osiris, the God's Sealer Djed-khy(?) born (to) Her-ib'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 120 grams total, 12.5 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
The piriform vessel with rounded base, two integral lug handles to the neck; fractured above the neck. 139 grams, 97 mm high
Acquired in Europe before 1992. -
Egyptian Bronze Striding Figure of the Goddess Neith
26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,200
Striding on a rectangular base; formerly holding a papyrus sceptre (?) in her extended left hand, her right hand by her side, and wearing a long close-fitting dress; mounted on an old marble tiered base with 'NEITH' legend to one short edge. 287 grams total, 13.5 cm high (15.5 cm high including stand)
From an early 20th century collection, based on the alabaster stand. Probably the Hilton Price collection, based on the style of the base. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12131-213614.
Neith was the patron goddess of the powerful city of Sais in the Nile Delta.
