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LOT 0509
Phoenician and Later Glass Eye Bead collection
6TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
3/8 - 1/2 in. (14.1 grams total, 10-13 mm).
A mixed group of seven polychrome glass beads incorporating with circular or 'eye' and swirling motifs. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s.
Property of a Harrow, UK, gentleman.
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Egyptian Beaded Mummy Face Mask with Sons of Horus
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £194
A restrung panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard and geometric border, scarab with wings extended below and the four sons of Horus in two pairs facing at the base. 75 grams, 22.5 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. Ex Mariaud des Serres, Paris, France. -
Egyptian Wooden Shabti
New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, circa 1315-1081 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A carved wood shabti figure modelled mummiform with arms folded across the chest and wearing a tripartite wig, painted detailing to the front and rear of the body; remains of polychrome pigmentation. 46 grams, 19 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998.
Many crude wooden shabtis of this type were found at Gurob and Sedment; they range from having minimal decoration and no inscription to being entirely painted and inscribed. -
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Egyptian Marble Eye Inlay
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A carved white marble eye inlay from a statue; unfinished. 24.4 grams, 58 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
