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LOT 0054
Large Egyptian Carnelian Scarab
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
7/8 in. (3.98 grams, 22 mm).
Naturalistically modelled, featuring detailed head and elytra, with suspension loop on the underside.
ProvenanceCollection of a lady, circa 1940.
Ex Mayfair gallery, London, UK.
Ex an important Wiltshire, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13158-249420.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.XI, items 92a-f.
FootnotesThe scarab amulet was arguably the most ubiquitous symbol in ancient Egypt, representing rebirth, transformation, and protection. Modelled after the scarab beetle, which was associated with the sun god Khepri - believed to roll the sun across the sky - the amulet illustrated the cycle of life and regeneration. Scarabs were commonly placed with the deceased as funerary amulets to ensure safe passage into the afterlife. They also served as seals and personal charms, often inscribed with prayers, names, or protective formulas. Widely used from the early Middle Kingdom (c. 2050 BCE) onwards, scarab amulets reflect both spiritual beliefs and everyday practices in ancient Egyptian life.
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Historic Collection of 591 Slides of Egyptian Archaeological and Other Subjects
1960s-1980s A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Housed in five linen-covered boxes, covering ancient Egypt, Aswan, Karnak, Philae, Medinet, Step Pyramids, Nile birds and animals, boats, irrigation, Palestine, Damascus, Greece, Pompeii, Baalbek, Byblos, personal slides etc. 4.32 kg total, 26.5 x 16.5 x 6.5 cm each box
Property of archaeologist Stephanie Gee, N.W. London, UK, 1960s-1980s.
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. -
Egyptian Alabaster Bowl
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Of conical profile with flattened base, carinated shoulder and stepped rounded rim. 369 grams, 11 cm wide
From a West Country, UK, collection, 1980-2020s. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £450 - 650 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £225
Comprising: an amuletic bead consisting of a row of seven Taweret figures on a rectangular base, pierced longitudinally; a seated ibis before a diminutive figure of Maat on a tongue-shaped base; a cippus amulet composed of the figure of Pataikos standing on two crocodiles, with two hawks perched on his shoulders, a scarab on his head, flanked by the figures of Isis and Nephthys, and on the back, a winged goddess standing on the crocodiles' tails. 6.5 grams total, 16-30 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
