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LOT 0469
Romano-Egyptian Glass Head Amulet and Gem Collection
ROMANO-EGYPTIAN, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (9.93 grams total, 12-18 mm).
Including a scaraboid plaque with face of Bes, a round amber-coloured face panel and other types. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
See Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, for discussion.
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Egyptian Bronze Atef Crown Feather From a Life-Sized Statue
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
The ostrich feather with deep recessed cells, likely once inlaid, and a tapering mounting lug to one side; mounted on a custom-made display stand; remnants of gilding. 1.2 kg total, 33.5 cm high including stand
Seward Kennedy collection, acquired 1960s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11840-207822.
This large feather would have been attached to a wooden statue of Osiris. The Atef crown identified Osiris, god of the underworld, in Ancient Egyptian symbolism. The two ostrich feathers adorning the crown represent truth, justice, morality, equilibrium and the cult centre of Osiris in Abydos. The ostrich feather was also associated with Ma'at. -
Romano-Egyptian Glass Head Amulet and Gem Collection
Romano-Egyptian, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Including a scaraboid plaque with face of Bes, a round amber-coloured face panel and other types. 9.93 grams total, 12-18 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. -
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Face Mask
Late Dynastic-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
In various colours representing a mummy face mask with false beard; restrung. 41.9 grams, 14.5 cm wide
Acquired 1970s onwards. Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK. Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK
