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LOT 0538
Historic Collection of 859 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts From Egypt
1960S-1980S A.D.
10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (4.34 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering tombs, wall paintings, Tutankhamun, Giza, El Kab, Menkaure, Roash, Merysankh, Medinet Habu, Abusir, Ramesses III Temple, Seti I Chapel 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 0538
Historic Collection of 859 Slides of Archaeological Sites and Artefacts From Egypt
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
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Egyptian Faience Amulet Group
New Kingdom-Ptolemaic Period, 1550-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a large standing Bes statuette on a rectangular base and a smaller Bes pierced for suspension; four scarabs with detailing to the upper face and incised signs and motifs on the underside; a tear-shaped bunch of grapes with a broken suspension loop; a lozenge-shaped pierced for suspension. 11 grams total, 9-38 mm
From the Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper (1895-1980) collection; thence by descent. -
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Frog Lamp
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Ovoid-shaped and biconvex in section, decorated with a frog design; impressed palmette maker's mark to the base 86 grams, 77 mm
From the collection of a late Tavistock, Devon, UK, gentleman, formed from the 1990s. -
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Carved in the round with longitudinal piercing, ellipsoid base. 12.8 grams, 30 mm
Ex early 20th century collection.