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LOT 0507
Exceptionally Long Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
7 3/4 in. (77 grams, 19.8 cm).
Curved in profile, tongue-shaped with two cutting edges; from the Giza Plateau, Egypt.
ProvenanceEx J Dickey collection.
Ex Jerry Sherman collection, acquired on the US art market.
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LOT 0507
Exceptionally Long Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Flint Blade
Sold for (Inc. bp): £293
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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. -
Egyptian Faience Beads and Other Fragments
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising annular and tubular beads, amber bead fragments, and others. 9.6 grams total, 1-23 mm
From an old English collection. Acquired from Brigantia, York, 1990s. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Large Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Modelled seated on a tongue-shaped base, with simple facial detailing and suspension loop to the shoulders. 12.46 grams, 40.75 mm
Ex early 20th century London, UK, collection.
The cat was sacred to Bastet, a protective mother goddess and the daughter of the sun god Re. Amulets were believed to provide the wearer with the goddess's protection.
