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LOT 0058
Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1/2 in. (5.9 grams, 13 mm).
Plano-convex stamp with scarab detailing, incuse scene to the underside.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0058
Phoenician Bronze Scaraboid Stamp Seal with Erotic Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
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Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace with Winged Scarab Motif
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Composed of annular beads in several colours, restrung and with a modern catch. 12.4 grams, 50 cm long
Property of a late lady collector, acquired 1940-1990s.
Winged scarabs were often used as funerary amulets and were believed to symbolise the rebirth and regeneration of the deceased. -
Egyptian Silver Neith Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Modelled in the round with hands to her sides, dished panel above the head. 4.03 grams, 24 mm
Acquired from a London, UK, collection in 1980. From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Egyptian Bronze Statue of the God Osiris
Late Period, 664-525 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Modelled in the round wearing the Atef crown with a uraeus to the brow, arms crossed on the chest holding the nekhakha (flail) and heka (crook); trapezoidal base with long tenon beneath. 136 grams, 14 cm
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995. with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003. Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
Osiris is a deity who represents death and fertility and is commonly regarded as the quintessential god of rebirth. Though he was once a mortal ruler, as a deceased entity, his domain was the Underworld. Abydos was the primary centre of Osiris’ cult, where a renowned yearly celebration of the god was held. Many small figurines like this were dedicated to the god at temples throughout Egypt.
