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LOT 0552
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 in. (6.65 grams, 24 mm).
Detailed carapace and head, underside with animals and wedjat motif; pierced longitudinally.
ProvenanceMrs Allinson to Mrs Foster, 1867 and thence by descent to the current owner, Stanley Crescent, London, UK.
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LOT 0552
Large Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment Group
Circa 5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: fragment of an orbiculus in brown and yellow coarse linen and wool, S torsion, embroidered with a running animal (lion?); fragment of a tablion with representations of fishes, white and green wool on linen. 10 grams total including package, 34-71 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Particularly interesting is the presence of fish, which are part of depictions of marine life, in keeping with the classical Graeco-Roman tradition. Stylistically, Hellenistic naturalism is evident in these compositions in the rounded shapes of fish and marine animals, which create an effect of movement. -
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Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A restrung beadwork panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard. 29.7 grams, 12 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Bead masks like this were attached to the outside of a mummy's wrappings and often formed part of an elaborate beaded feature covering the entire body. -
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Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Bulbous poppy-head with loop at the apex. 0.21 grams, 12 mm
Ex French collection, early 20th century. From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
