Lot Essay
Item one: black ink inscription "AKHMIM".
Item five: black ink inscription and number on side.
Item five: black ink inscription and number on side.
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LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN FRIT DOUBLE PLUME AMULET
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
With red glass sun disk; a frit Shen (eternity) sign with three hieroglyphs; a turquoise glazed composition disk pendant, the obverse with winged snake protecting a languid Harpocrates(?), Isis walking away to right, the reverse with skn-nfr-s, Neo-Memphite; a dark green glazed composition feathered column surmounted by falcon-headed god wearing moon disk; a yellow glazed composition openwork square plaque, Harpocrates and neter (divinity) sign; a green glazed composition double cylindrical amulet, one with brown glazed flecked detail, all Third Intermediate-Late Period, circa 900-600 B.C.; a turquoise glazed composition plaque, frontal Bes; another similar, with profile lion-headed figure making offering, both circa 600-300 B.C.; a red glazed composition trussed bull, New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.); and another, similar in red glass, Late Period (664-332 B.C.)
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high max. (10)
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
With red glass sun disk; a frit Shen (eternity) sign with three hieroglyphs; a turquoise glazed composition disk pendant, the obverse with winged snake protecting a languid Harpocrates(?), Isis walking away to right, the reverse with skn-nfr-s, Neo-Memphite; a dark green glazed composition feathered column surmounted by falcon-headed god wearing moon disk; a yellow glazed composition openwork square plaque, Harpocrates and neter (divinity) sign; a green glazed composition double cylindrical amulet, one with brown glazed flecked detail, all Third Intermediate-Late Period, circa 900-600 B.C.; a turquoise glazed composition plaque, frontal Bes; another similar, with profile lion-headed figure making offering, both circa 600-300 B.C.; a red glazed composition trussed bull, New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.); and another, similar in red glass, Late Period (664-332 B.C.)
1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high max. (10)
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Sale room notice
The illustration for this lot on page 94 has been incorrectly numbered, the beaded kilt amulet should be numbered as lot 162 and the necropolis seal should be numbered as lot 191.