THE PROPERTY OF MRS BELINDA KIRBY
The following collection was formed from the 1890's onwards by the present owner's great great uncle, Edward Towry-Whyte, and by her grandfather, Sir William Palin Elderton, K.B.E. In the 1950's a large portion of the original collection was given to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
A black basalt heart scarab for the Osirid waab-priest of Amun, Montu[her]wenemuef
LATE PERIOD (712-332 B.C.)
Details
A black basalt heart scarab for the Osirid waab-priest of Amun, Montu[her]wenemuef
Late Period (712-332 B.C.)
The underside with six lines of hieroglyphic inscription from Spell XXXB of the Book of the Dead, 1 7/8in. (4.6cm.) long; another dark stone naturalistic scarab, Ptolemaic, 4th-1st Century B.C., 2cm. long; a cornelian scarab, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, circa 1400 B.C., 1.5cm. long; a steatite scarab, rev. two falcons with flails, with bull's head above and crocodile below, Dynasty XIX, circa 1300-1200 B.C., ¾in. (1.9cm.) long; and a lapis-lazuli scarab, Late Period (712-332 B.C.) (5)
Late Period (712-332 B.C.)
The underside with six lines of hieroglyphic inscription from Spell XXXB of the Book of the Dead, 1 7/8in. (4.6cm.) long; another dark stone naturalistic scarab, Ptolemaic, 4th-1st Century B.C., 2cm. long; a cornelian scarab, New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, circa 1400 B.C., 1.5cm. long; a steatite scarab, rev. two falcons with flails, with bull's head above and crocodile below, Dynasty XIX, circa 1300-1200 B.C., ¾in. (1.9cm.) long; and a lapis-lazuli scarab, Late Period (712-332 B.C.) (5)
Provenance
Items two and three: bought by Edward Towry-Whyte in 1899 and 1929 respectively.