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LOT 0514
Romano-Egyptian Limestone 'Floral' Inlay Group
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1/2 - 3/4 in. (55 grams total, 13-19 mm).
Group of discoid inlay plaques or gaming counters, crinoids with cinquefoil motif. [34]
ProvenanceFrom a central London ADA member's gallery, 1990s.
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Phoenician Faience Melon Bead Necklace
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Egyptian Bead Panel with Four Sons of Horus and Winged Scarab
Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Restrung as an openwork panel with a winged scarab above and the four sons of Horus below as two opposing pairs. 46 grams, 12.5 cm high
Previously on French art market in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
