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LOT 0586
Phoenician Bronze Oval Seal Pendant with Lion
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 3/8 in. (22 grams, 36 mm).
Ellipsoid plaque with folded lateral arms and ribbed suspension loop above; the underside decorated with a depiction of a lion attacking a man or animal.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 0586
Phoenician Bronze Oval Seal Pendant with Lion
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Shabti of Iset-em-khebit
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 1077-943 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £320
Squat mummiform figure wearing a black-painted tripartite wig, arms crossed, holding agricultural implements and a seed bag across the back, painted in black; a hieroglyphic panel on the lower body reading: 'The Osiris, Iset-em-khebit (Ꜣs.t-m-Ꜣḫ-bı͗.t)'. 80 grams, 93 mm
Ex Carl Leonhard Burckhardt-Reinhard (1902-1965), formed since 1922, Egypt. Inherited by his son Christopher Burckhardt in 1966, Switzerland. Since then in the possession of his wife, Switzerland.
Shabtis for Iset-em-khebit were recovered from the second 'Priest's of Amun Cache' at Deir el-Bahari. -
Egyptian Faience and Glass Bead and Amulet Collection
Late-Roman Period, circa 664-323 A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Including pendant amulets of Isis Lactans and Taweret; an amethyst scarab with wadj, nefer, and neb hieroglyphs on the underside; tubular beads with dragged trails; a face pendant; and other types. 59 grams total, 10-33 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Egyptian Terracotta Mould with Impression of the Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £20
Oblate type with incuse cartouche of Akhenaten. 4.96 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 7th February 1962, for 5 shillings. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.87.
This mould was probably used to produce a jewellery element, an inlay, or an amulet.
