OUSHEBTI ON BEHALF OF IMENHATPAMECHA

Egyptian art, Third Intermediate Period, S…

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OUSHEBTI ON BEHALF OF IMENHATPAMECHA Egyptian art, Third Intermediate Period, Second Kashruth of Deir el-Bahari, 21st dynasty, 1069-943 B.C. Statuette in blue glazed earthenware, wearing farming implements and a nemes. On its body, it bears a column of hieroglyphic inscriptions painted in black, reading: "L'Osiris, prophète d'Amon, Amen(em)hatpamechâ, juste de voix" ("Osiris, prophet of Amun, Amen(em)hatpamechâ, righteous of voice"). Height Height : 12 cm Related work : Musée du Louvre, Paris, n°E 313 Provenance : Former Pierre Deneriaz collection, early 20th century Then by descent, French private collection

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OUSHEBTI ON BEHALF OF IMENHATPAMECHA Egyptian art, Third Intermediate Period, Second Kashruth of Deir el-Bahari, 21st dynasty, 1069-943 B.C. Statuette in blue glazed earthenware, wearing farming implements and a nemes. On its body, it bears a column of hieroglyphic inscriptions painted in black, reading: "L'Osiris, prophète d'Amon, Amen(em)hatpamechâ, juste de voix" ("Osiris, prophet of Amun, Amen(em)hatpamechâ, righteous of voice"). Height Height : 12 cm Related work : Musée du Louvre, Paris, n°E 313 Provenance : Former Pierre Deneriaz collection, early 20th century Then by descent, French private collection

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Lot composed of four balsamaries, a bracelet, a cup base, seven bone elements of an earthenware necklace and a shell-shaped cupule. Glass, bone, earthenware and terracotta. (Accidents). Roman, Egyptian and Coptic art, ancient period.

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Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron with Vestigial Lug Handles. Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C. The elongated oval body on a flat base, with gently curving shoulder and two elegant duck-head shaped vestigial handles. See Aston, B.G., Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels: Materials and Forms, Heidelberg, 1994, pp.162-163 (Third Intermediate Period), p.166 (Late Period), for the type; for a museum comparable, cf. Liverpool Museum, acc. no. 1973.1.225. 440 grams, 15.5 cm high (6 1/8 in.). Mary Kilgour Stone was born in 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio. On 25 November 1903, she married Percy Wyfold Stout from Gloucester (DSO, OBE, 1875-1937), who had moved to Cairo after an international rugby career. After fighting in the First World War, Percy became the Director of the Egyptian Delta Land Company and the Anglo-American Nile Tourist Company. He and Mary were friends with the famous Major Gayer-Anderson, who worked as a doctor on the company’s cruise boats between 1930 and 1939. Gayer-Anderson tells in his memoir how this allowed him to make frequent trips to Upper Egypt and fulfil his passion for collecting (and dealing in) ancient Egyptian art. In his company, Mary became an enthusiast about all things Egypt and formed an elegant collection of ancient Egyptian alabaster vessels, including the following lots. She was particularly fascinated with the ancient cat goddess Bastet. Therefore, when Gayer-Anderson decided to give his famous ancient bronze cat to the British Museum in 1939, he made sure the donation was in both his name and Mary Stout Shaw’s, as a tribute to their friendship. Mary Stout Shaw (1880-1962); thence by direct descent to the present owner. Accompanied by a copy of a 1976 family photo featuring some of the collection on display.

Estim. 8 000 - 10 000 EUR

Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience Blue Lotus Chalice. New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, circa 1504-935 B.C. With a tall, flaring cup rounded at the base, attached to a short stem supported on a flared foot; the outside of the cup decorated with petals modelled in relief and a ribbed rim; the stem and foot plain; some restoration. Cf. Eggebrecht, A., Ägyptens Aufstieg zur Weltmacht, Mainz, 1987, 326, no. 279, for a similar chalice. 126 grams, 16 cm (6 1/4 in.). Faience chalices shaped like the flowers of the blue lotus (Nymphaea caerulea) first appeared in the 18th Dynasty. The blue lotus chalices were believed to have been used for cultic or votive purposes in temples or in rituals offered to the dead. Known as 'Seshen' by the ancient Egyptians, the blue lotus was a symbol of solar concepts associated with rebirth, probably because its flowers opened in the morning and closed at night. Hence, it is not surprising to find that the lotus was prominently featured in ancient Egyptian funerary art, particularly in banqueting scenes honouring the deceased, and in bouquets that adorned the coffin and bier of the deceased. It is also believed that the flower petals were used to make perfume, and that the ancient Egyptians took advantage of the lotus's narcotic properties. The extracted essence was added to wine to enhance its pleasurable effects, as depicted in banqueting scenes with intoxicated guests. Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12099-214088. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]

Large ouchebti in Egyptian earthenware or glass paste, decorated with 11 lines of hieroglyphic inscriptions. Egyptian art of the Late Period. 16.5 cm high.

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