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LOT 0406
Romano-Egyptian Bronze Tortoise Statuette
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
3/4 in. (6.9 grams, 21 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile with Satyrs
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising part of a tunic, formed of a medallion (orbiculus) and one segment (clavus), decorated with stylised semi-human figures (satyrs?) in bright green and yellow colours on a red background, alternating with foliage ornaments. 239 grams, 56 x 37 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Wool tapestry. These decorations can be associated to other textiles and numerous late Roman art objects adorned with picturesque scenes reproducing daily life in the countryside. -
Egyptian Beaded Mummy Mask
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £164
Comprising a restrung panel of small glazed composition beads in various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard. 25.99 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1990s. Ex Mariaud des Serres, Paris, France. -
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Egyptian Faience Ushabti of a Prince, Sem Priest of Ptah Khaemwaset
Late New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, 1279 -1213 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,600
Decorated using turquoise glaze and painted face, collar and hand detailing, wearing short wig and Sidelock of Youth (typical of a Sem priest); column of hieroglyphs to the lower body reading 'King's son, Sem priest of Ptah Khaemwaset, true of voice'; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 55 grams, 11.6 cm (159 grams total, 13 cm high including stand)
Acquired on the London art market, early 1980s. Private European collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11837-206506.
There are various short inscriptions found on faience shabtis of Khaemwaset. The inscription on this shabti is notable for including the uncommon possessive element 'of Ptah' following the writing of 'Sem(-priest)'. It features on none of the inscriptions on the 43 published faience shabtis in the Louvre, but is found on an alabaster shabti of Khaemwaset in the Vatican's Museo Gregoriano Egizio (inv.no.19332). Also, the arm sign serving as a phonetic complement in the writing of his name is fairly uncommon on his faience shabtis, although it is found, for instance, in the inscriptions on two in the Louvre (inv.nos. N 456 A and N 768.14) and on another in the Amasis Collection (inv.no.S-1577).
