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LOT 0408
Massive Egyptian Blue Faience Bes Statue
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
12 3/4 in. (1.6 kg, 32.2 cm high).
With integral square base and shallow socket to the top of the head; Bes shown standing nude with hands on hips, bearded and with grotesque features, protruding tongue, lattice to the rear of the head; face restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Cf. similar statue in the collection of the Louvre under accession no.N 437 (IM 228 ; S 962).
FootnotesDue to its size, this is more probably an architectural and devotional item than a purely amuletic one, probably from a domestic context. It is an ambitious example of moulding in the round in faience (glazed composition).
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Phoenician Bronze Basket Weight
7th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
The cuboid body with pellet ornament around the upper edge, openwork handles rising to a central point from four corners. 14.7 grams, 23 mm
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s. From a North London collection. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a double band of purple wool over linen, the ornament consisting of a series of circles alternating with a star-shaped and rhomboid decoration. 152 grams, 42.5 x 34 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The large segments can be classified as clavi, although they are not part of a tunic but more possibly borders of a curtain, or a funerary sheet. Mantles and funerary shrouds were usually decorated by wide bands along the lower border, imitating the ornaments of tunics with clavi and orbiculi. -
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Egyptian Painted Wooden Mummy Mask
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Displaying semi-naturalistic detailing in relief, beneath a band of headdress ornament composed of rows of architectural dot-and-dash and zig-zag patterns over a segmental panel, possible hieroglyphs to the top tier; attachment pegs to the sides of the face and through the head; extensive remains of painted black pigmentation and composition fill to the eyes. 677 grams, 36 cm
From a French estate, acquired between 1960 and 1980. with SAS Cornette de Saint Cyr Auction, Paris, Vente 882, Mobilier et Objets d'art, 2 December 2014, lot 69. Accompanied by a copy of a French cultural passport no.167062. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Alberto Maria Pollastrini. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11807-206837.
