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LOT 0483
Historic Collection of 565 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites and Artefacts
1960S-1980S A.D.
10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (3.85 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering ancient Egypt, Tutankhamun jewellery, Nefetari, Amun Hr Khopshef, Khaemwast, Tuthmosis IV, Tye, Archaic stele, maceheads, inscriptions, pottery, sculpture, Saqqara tombs, Esna etc. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
FootnotesStephanie 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.
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LOT 0483
Historic Collection of 565 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological Sites and Artefacts
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Egyptian Bronze Osiris Statuette
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Standing mummiform figure, wearing the conical Atef crown with flanking ostrich plumes and frontal uraeus, holding the crook (heka) and flail (nekhakha) regalia; minor chip to the crown. 16.5 grams, 69 mm
Ex Constable collection, 1990s. Ex P. Morris collection. -
Egyptian Bone and Glass Mummy Eye Pair
1st millennium B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £416
Each lentoid in plan with applied iridescent blue glass panel. 5.18 grams total, 43-45 mm
Acquired in UK art market, 1977-1979. -
Egyptian White Stone Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Hyksos Period, 15th Dynasty, circa 1650-1550 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
Scarab with incised detailing on the upper face; underside featuring incised hieroglyphs, including addorsed hawks and right-angled netjer signs; pierced longitudinally. 3.79 grams, 21 mm
Ex A. H. collection, 1990s.