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LOT 0475
Phoenicio-Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Hieroglyphs
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.21 grams, 16 mm).
Haematite scarab with underside incised Horus falcon and lotus flower atop a fire-altar(?) flanked by uraei.
ProvenanceCollected from 1969-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 0475
Phoenicio-Egyptian Hardstone Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Faience Shabti for Nesy-Amun
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, 1069-943 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Modelled in deep blue faience with applied black detailing to the hair, eyes, seed bag, agricultural tools and three bands of hieroglyphs to the lower body reading giving the title and name of 'Nesy-Amun, Justified'; very rare. 75 grams, 11.1 cm
European collection, latterly in private UK collection, 1990. Read by John Taylor at the British Museum on 27 February 2009. Accompanied by a copy of a handwritten information card and a print out of the Christie's example.
Nesy-Amun was the Fourth Prophet of Amun in the 21st Dynasty. The mummy was recovered from the priest's hole, cache II, Deir el-Bahari. -
Egyptian Faience Wadj Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Square-section wadj papyrus stalk amulet surmounted by a ram's head wearing the Atef crown; the front inscribed with ankh (life) and renpet (year) hieroglyphs. 1.92 grams, 39 mm
From the collection of Doctor Girard, a collector for over 60 years. with Hotel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 May 2017. Property of a French collector.
The papyrus column or wadj amulet is typically made out of turquoise feldspar or faience, as is prescribed in the Book of the Dead. The word wadj, meaning “green”, evokes concepts of well-being and vitality. Papyrus amulets were often placed around the neck of the deceased to ensure eternal youth in the afterlife. The ram's head is associated with the god Amun and the Atef crown with Osiris, ruler of the Underworld. -
Large Egyptian Bone Doll's Arms
Coptic, circa 5th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Matched pair, carved with creases to the fingers, hatched cuff at the wrist, pierced at the shoulder. 80 grams total, 16 cm each
Ex London, UK collection, 1990s.
