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LOT 0510
Historic Collection of 969 Slides of Archaeological Sites in Egypt
1960S-1980S A.D.
10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (4.52 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box).
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering Dendereh, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Seti I, Medinewt Habu, Luxor, Saqqara etc. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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.
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LOT 0510
Historic Collection of 969 Slides of Archaeological Sites in Egypt
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Egyptian Faience Ram Statuette
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Modelled in a dynamic pose on a rectangular base, muscular body and striated dewlap, curving horns decorated with black glaze framing the face, three large black dots on the back with further black detailing to the front hooves and tail. 44.2 grams, 64 mm
Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.2922.WW, dated 5 June 2007. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Various gods were depicted as rams. The downturned horns on this amulet indicate that the ram represents Amun. The ram was symbolically linked to ideas of revival and fertility, which, over time, became associated with Osiris and was also viewed as the god's soul or ba. -
Egyptian Hardstone Bead Necklace with Jasper Poppy Amulets
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £190
Restrung group of spherical, cylindrical, three jasper poppy seed head amulets, and other beads. 14.34 grams, 43 cm
Ex Israel collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Face Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Restrung; a beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard. 40 grams, 14.5 cm
Acquired 1990s. Ex Mariaud des Serres, Paris, France. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
