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LOT 0464
Egyptian White Stone Scarab with Hieroglyphs
HYKSOS PERIOD, 15TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1650-1550 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.61 grams, 18 mm).
Plano-convex in section with scarab detailing to the upper face; underside featuring a hieroglyphic inscription, including addorsed stylised cobras, right-angled netjer and nefer signs; pierced longitudinally. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Constable collection, 1990s.
Ex P. Morris collection.
Cf. Ben-Tor, D., Scarabs, Chronology, and Interconnections: Egypt and Palestine in the Second Intermediate Period, Fribourg/Göttingen, 2007, pl. 52 Design Class 3B1a, for Canaanite scarabs employing addorsed cobras and other hieroglyphs in their designs.
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Historic Collection of 591 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological and Other Subjects
1960s-1980s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering ancient Egypt, Aswan, Karnak, Philae, Medinet, Step Pyramids, Nile birds and animals, boats, irrigation, Palestine, Damascus, Greece, Pompeii, Baalbek, Byblos, personal slides etc. 4.32 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
Stephanie Gee was a prominent archaeologist who took part in several expeditions in Egypt. She was a trusted assistant to the British-Australian archaeologist Veronica Seton-Williams, who excavated in Egypt, Britain, and the Near East. Stephanie also took part in the Tell El-Farâ'în expeditions of 1965-1968, and assisted Seton-Williams with preparing the 1966 expedition report. Their collaboration continued and Stephanie helped with the manuscript of Seton-Williams’ book ‘The Road to El-Aguzein’, a narrative account of her life that was first published in 1988. -
Egyptian Faience Bastet Cat Amulet Collection
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C. and laterEstimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Pale yellow, turquoise, and blue faience seated cat figures, each shown on a base plinth and with a suspension loop behind the head. 83 grams total, 47-52 mm including stands
Collection of a Lady, circa 1940. From a specialist collection.
In ancient Egypt, the cat was revered as the sacred animal of the goddess Bastet, whose main cult centre was Bubastis in the Nile Delta. Although cats were once part of folk customs, their formal worship expanded across Egypt during the Late Period. Bastet was closely connected to lion-headed goddesses such as Sekhmet, Tefnut, and Pakhet, and the cat itself became linked to solar imagery: the Book of the Dead depicts the sun god as a Great Cat defeating Apophis beneath the sacred Ished Tree. The cat could also represent the Eye of the Sun or, more commonly in Bastet’s case, the Eye of the Moon. Mummified cats were often offered as votive offerings, and some were decorated with finely crafted bronze heads to emphasise their divine likeness. -
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Egyptian Pale Blue Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Late Period, 664-332 B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £104
Plano-convex in section with scarab detailing to the upper face; underside with hieroglyphic inscription; pierced longitudinally. 2.22 grams, 17 mm
Ex Constable collection, 1990s. Ex P. Morris collection.
