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LOT 0498
Romano-Egyptian Lapis Lazuli Dice
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1/2 in. (4 grams, 12 mm).
Ring-and-dot markings disposed 1:6, 2:5, 3:4.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century UK collection.
LiteratureCf. Petrie, W.M.F.,
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Egyptian Gold Cat Amulet of the God Bastet
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Egyptian Mosaic Glass Bead Group
15th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising polychrome beads of various shapes and displaying a variety of decorative designs, including trails, 'eye' beads, 'millefiori' beads and others; some with iridescent surfaces. 40.2 grams total, 8-28 mm
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Framed Egyptian Cartonnage Panel with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Ptolemaic or Roman Period, after 305 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,444
Tongue-shaped decorative panel with segmented borders; above, funerary scene with the deceased's mummy on a leonine bier, flanked by the attending goddesses Isis and Nephthys; the deceased's Ba-bird hovering above the body; a central vertical band of semi-cursive hieroglyphic text flanked by six panels containing figures of the Four Sons of Horus and squatting knife-wielding guardians; mounted on board in a glazed frame. 2.17 kg total, 36.5 cm high
From a London, UK, collection. Exhibited in London in mid 2000s. Private gentleman's collection, J.L., Surrey, UK. Accompanied by a scholarly 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.11772-203499.
This cartonnage comes from a set of mummy trappings, usually consisting of four to six individual pieces that were sown on the front of a mummified and bandaged body. The element here is an apron positioned on the body below a mask and collar and above a foot cover or stylised 'sandals'. The central band of inscription calls upon Osiris and Anubis to ensure a good burial for the deceased.
