Loading, please wait...

Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab
Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge
Details

LOT 0008

Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1 5/8 in. (56.6 grams, 42 mm).

Plano-convex in section, carved in the half-round scarab with segmented carapace; underside plain.

Provenance

with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983.
Ex private North American collection.
London private collection, 2016.

CONDITION
VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 0008

Large Egyptian Red Stone Scarab

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

Print page

RELATED LOTS
  • Egyptian Faience Scarab with Hieroglyphs
    Egyptian Faience Scarab with Hieroglyphs
    Late Period, 664-332 B.C.

    Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £75

    Modelled as a scarab resting on a textured base with a tubular extension behind and before the head forming part of the piercing, the underside features two rearing cobras atop neb signs flanking a nefer sign, with a large nwb sign (meaning 'gold') below. 2.66 grams, 18 mm



    From the property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1970-2000s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

    Lot Details

  • Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone Frog
    Egyptian Pre-Dynastic Stone Frog
    4th millennium B.C.

    Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)

    Opening Bid: £730

    Pyramidal in form with shallow-carved hip and facial detailing. 537 grams, 81 mm



    with Artemis Gallery, Munich, Germany, 2001. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12580-232124.

    The frog had a great role in ancient Egyptian mythology and was connected with the mythology of creation. A number of gods and goddesses were connected with the frog such as Heqet, Ptah, and Heh. The connection with the god Ptah as a god of creation was probably due to the idea that Ptah was the only god who created the world in ancient Egypt through his heart and his tongue. Every work of the god came about through what his heart devised and his tongue commanded. Frogs were often associated with Hekat, deity of birth and fecundity. Amulets of frogs were frequent votive gifts at such Predynastic and Archaic sites at Abydos, Naqada, and Saqqara.

    Lot Details

  • Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
    Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
    Circa 5th-6th century A.D.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

    Comprising: a decorative tunic stripe (clavus) in purple wool over coarse linen, S-twist tapestry, embroidered with floral medallions and stylised plants, borders decorated with meanders; fragment of a segmentum, in yellow, red green and brown wool, S-twist tapestry, divided in two sections, embroidered with a stylised human figure and geometric interlacing. 41 grams total including package, 15.5-22 cm



    Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list