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LOT 0466
Phoenician Blue Glass Bifacial 'Lady in the Window' Type Pierced Disc
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (2.49 grams, 26 mm).
Composed of a bifacial oval plaque showing a female face in relief to both sides, stylised facial detailing and shoulder-length hair; mounting socket to one end.
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
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LOT 0466
Phoenician Blue Glass Bifacial 'Lady in the Window' Type Pierced Disc
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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Egyptian Faience Bead Mummy Face Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Restrung; a netted beadwork panel of annular and tubular glazed composition beads in blues, greens, black, cream and red-brown colours, depicting a mummy face mask with false beard, a scarab with extended wings below, the 'Four Sons of Horus’ beneath the scarab, joined together with areas of open netting of tubular beads. 67 grams, 24 cm high
Acquired 1990s. Ex Mariaud des Serres, Paris, France.
The 'Four Sons of Horus' protected the internal organs of the deceased. Depicted from left to right: the falcon-headed Qebhesenuef protected the intestines; human-headed Imsety, the liver; baboon-headed Hapi, the lungs; jackal-headed Duamutef, the stomach. -
Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead Group
15th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising polychrome beads of various shapes and displaying a variety of decorative designs, including trails, 'eye' beads, 'millefiori' beads and others; some with iridescent surfaces. 40.2 grams total, 8-28 mm
From an early 20th century UK collection. -
Egyptian Bifacial Faience Pectoral with Anubis
Late New Kingdom, 1290-1070 B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
The obverse with a scene of Anubis recumbent on a pylon-shaped shrine with a standing sceptre in front; the reverse painted with a djed pillar flanked by two knots of Isis, remains of polychrome painted pigment; three piercings to both sides of the top; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 71 grams, 85 mm wide (223 grams total, 10.5 cm including stand)
Fine condition.
From an early 20th century collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11104-182800.
Pectorals worn by the living were made from metal, usually gold; for the dead, glazed composition was an acceptable substitute, indicating the funerary nature of such objects. Circular piercings have been made through the cavetto cornice, enabling the piece to be stitched to the bandages covering a mummy's chest. The shape of the pectoral imitates that of a pylon, the rectangular tower which flanked the gateway into an Egyptian temple. The cavetto cornice is decorated with a winged and gilded sun-disk. All four sides are adorned with a block pattern. A jackal reclining on a pylon-shaped shrine represents Anubis, god of embalming. He has a magical tie or scarf around his neck and is shown with a flagellum. Such imagery is found in New Kingdom tombs at Thebes. In front of the shrine is the sekhem sceptre of power. The reverse depicts a djed pillar, believed to represent the backbone with ribs of Osiris, god of the dead, flanked by the Girdle of Isis or 'tit' amulet. Both were standard funerary amulets.
