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LOT 0009
Egyptian Turquoise Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1/2 in. (1.21 grams, 15 mm).
Carved in the round with longitudinal piercing, ellipsoid base.
ProvenanceEx Belinda Elliston collection, a member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, 1940s onwards.
LiteratureCf. Schulz, R., Seidel, M., Egyptian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Oakville, 2007, pl.18, cat.no.126, for a similar example.
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LOT 0009
Egyptian Turquoise Scarab
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Carnelian Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Modelled in the round with detailed head and legs, ellipsoid plaque, longitudinal piercing. 3.3 grams, 18 mm
Ex Belinda Elliston collection, a member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, 1940s onwards. -
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Egyptian Glass Eyes
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Comprising two blue-rimmed eyes with black pupil and cream sclera, and a blue eyebrow. 2.82 grams total, 23-24 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising: remains of a segmentum in yellow, green and brown wool over a red linen background, S torsion, embroidered with a central band and coloured buds; a near complete tablion with representation of a dancer, inside a rondo, with four hares running on the four corners, triangular border on the external edge. 33 grams total including package, 10.7-12.2 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The central dancing figure, with her attributes and attitude, can only be interpreted as a Maenad, isolated from the Bacchic procession and abandoned to sacred trances.
