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LOT 0483
Historic Collection of Thirty-Six Original Slide Images of Egypt Including Archaeological Sites
CIRCA 1897 A.D.
4 1/2 in. (168 grams total, 11.6 cm).
Group of photographic negatives in 'quarter plate size', in two old cardboard lidded boxes, one stamped 'D.W.Collings'; archaeological expedition to Egypt. [35, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Dudley Collings, from his travels in Egypt in the late 19th century.
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LOT 0483
Historic Collection of Thirty-Six Original Slide Images of Egypt Including Archaeological Sites
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Egyptian Early Dynastic Gneiss Bowl
2nd-3rd Dynasty, 2860-2640 B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Material also known as 'Chephren Diorite' carved with a flattened base and flaring, slightly convex sides with inward curving rim bevelled on the inside, single groove encircling the tondo; repaired. 1.4 kg, 22 cm wide
with Sotheby's, 17 December 1997, no.34. Ex Rupert Wace Ancient Art, London, 1998. Ex AS collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the Rupert Wace Ancient Art invoice. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12129-214106. -
Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Son of Horus Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved amulet of the baboon-headed mummiform figure of Hapy shown standing with dorsal pillar, pierced for suspension. 2.52 grams, 28 mm
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs. -
Egyptian Memphis Triad Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Rectangular plaque with ledge to the lower edge, ribbed loop above, the half-round figures of the goddesses Nephthys and Isis wearing their characteristic headdresses flank the figure of the young Horus wearing the sidelock of youth. 9.1 grams, 37 mm high
From an early Home Counties, UK, collection, 1930-1940. Ex London, UK, collection.
The deities of this triad are the protagonists associated with the myth of Osiris.
