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LOT 0448
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Memnonium at Thebes and Tomb of Ozymandias
EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.
41 1/4 x 27 1/8 in. (225 grams, 104.5 x 69 cm).
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 28 from Vol .I of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Thèbes. Memnonium. Coupe longitudinale du tombeau d'Osymandyas.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a North American priest.
Acquired between 1981-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The "Memnonium" is the Greek name for the mortuary temple of Ramesses II, now known as the Ramesseum.
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LOT 0448
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Memnonium at Thebes and Tomb of Ozymandias
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Egyptian Faience Bead Earring Pair
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Composed of colourful annular beads threaded to a modern bar with an earring hook. 1.99 grams total, 62 mm each
Acquired from Ancient Art, London, UK. From the collection of a Nottingham, UK, collector, established from the early 2000s. Accompanied by the original Ancient Art certificate of authenticity. -
Egyptian Faience Thoth Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Modelled in the round as the ibis-headed human figure of Thoth, with a plain dorsal pillar, pierced at the top for suspension. 8.71 grams, 48.29 mm
Ex early 20th century London, UK, collection.
The ibis-headed form of Thoth is particularly significant in funerary contexts, as this depiction of the god frequently appears in Weighing of the Heart scenes, where the dead are judged before a divine tribunal for entry into the Hereafter. Thoth's role was to record the final judgement, which determined whether the deceased had led a virtuous life. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet Collection
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Including a crouching baboon, a baboon standing in an adoring pose, two Pataikos, a hare, and other types. 22.97 grams total, 17-41 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
