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LOT 0456
Egypto-Phoenician Faience Amulet Group
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
5/8 - 1 1/8in. (18.74 grams total, 15-30 mm).
Comprising flat discs with perforations and a trussed duck with its head laid along its spine. [8]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Egyptian Green Stone Baboon Statuette
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carved in the round as an amuletic baboon figure with a solar disc headdress, ribbed suspension loop behind the neck. 6.21 grams, 33 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13180-249315.
Amulets of squatting baboons were often associated with Thoth, the patron deity of scribes. -
Phoenician Shell Cosmetic Vessel with Carved Eyes
Circa 7th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
A tridacna squamosa shell with drilled eyes on the apex, the edges decorated with parallel cuts. 110 grams, 14.6 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Egyptian Faience Thoth Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Modelled in the round as the ibis-headed human figure of Thoth, with a plain dorsal pillar, pierced at the top for suspension. 8.71 grams, 48.29 mm
Ex early 20th century London, UK, collection.
The ibis-headed form of Thoth is particularly significant in funerary contexts, as this depiction of the god frequently appears in Weighing of the Heart scenes, where the dead are judged before a divine tribunal for entry into the Hereafter. Thoth's role was to record the final judgement, which determined whether the deceased had led a virtuous life.
