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LOT 0531
Phoenician Bronze Scarab
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5/8 in. (6.54 grams, 17 mm).
Scaraboid with incised detailing to the underside, with a central column depicting standing figures top and bottom, each flanked by two ankh symbols, and a central motif of a standing figure grasping a sceptre and winged serpent in each hand.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
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LOT 0531
Phoenician Bronze Scarab
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Hardstone and Faience Necklace
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Opening Bid: £300
Comprising groups of three oval carnelian beads with interstitial biconvex and annular beads, a turquoise faience ribbed tubular bead and an irregular polyhedral carnelian centrepiece. 35 grams, 70 cm
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Large Egyptian Translucent Carnelian Heart Amulet
New Kingdom, circa 1550-1070 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Carved with lateral triangular lugs and ribbed bale. 4.6 grams, 24 mm
From an early 20th century collection.
According to ancient Egyptian beliefs, the heart (ib) was considered to be the centre of intelligence, emotions, and behaviour. The heart was also believed to store an individual's memories. During the Weighing of the Heart ceremony in the afterlife, the heart could speak up for the deceased and account for their lifetime of actions before Osiris. For this reason, heart amulets were placed on the mummy to safeguard the organ and ensure a favourable outcome during judgment. -
Egyptian Painted Limestone Shabti for Abet-iyiry
Late New Kingdom, circa 1100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With remains of pigment to the tripartite wig, face and eyes; vertical band of hieroglyphic inscription in black on the front giving dedication: 'sḥḏ wsir Ꜣbt-iyiry(?) mꜢʾ ḫrw' ‘The illuminated, the Osiris, Abet-iyiry(?), true of voice’; with remains of red borders and red detailing to the back. 162 grams, 13.3 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
