Auktion 19
FINE ANCIENT ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
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Apollo Art Auctions is proud to announce the Fine Ancient Art & Antiquities - The Prince Collection sale. Commencing on the 8th of June at 1 p.m. GMT. The auction showcases a spectacular array of antiquities from the Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Viking, Medieval and Western Asiatic cultures ranging between 6000 BC to 1600 AD. The sale will be held live at our Central London showroom, 63 - 64 Margaret Street, W1W 8SW, and online via the Apollo Art Auctions platform. All lots will be available for preview at our central London showroom by appointment only. Our white-gloved team professionally handles all items preparing them for in-house shipping. Contact us via email or by calling (+44) 7424 994167.
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LOS 4:
RARE EGYPTIAN BLACK SCHIST MAGICAL BLOCK STATUE WITH HORUS STELE OF PADIHORNEDJITEF
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Verkauft für: £44 000
Preis inkl. Provision:
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56 760
Startpreis:
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20 000
Geschätzter Preis :
£30 000 - £60 000
Auktionshaus-Provision: 29%
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MwSt: 20%
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RARE EGYPTIAN BLACK SCHIST MAGICAL BLOCK STATUE WITH HORUS STELE OF PADIHORNEDJITEF
Early Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 304 - 200 BC. A black schist block statue, unfortunately, without the head. The figure is sculpted in a seated posture with legs drawn up to the chest and arms crossed over the knees, a characteristic of the Egyptian block statues. The body is inscribed with hieroglyphic magical texts and figures of deities and demons. The two columns of hieroglyphic text on the back pillar contain the priestly titles and the genealogy of Padihornedjitef, son of Imhotep, born of Tjehenet. In front of the figure, resting at its feet, is an apotropaic stela - also known as the Cippus of Horus, a magical stele, sculpted in high relief with the figure of Horus the Child, standing at the centre atop two crocodiles. The god is depicted nude, his left leg advanced, grasping serpents and scorpions in each hand. On the right side, Horus seizes an oryx by the horns, and on the left, a lion by the tail, symbolising control over dangerous forces. Above Horus’s head is the mask of the protective deity Bes, reinforcing the theme of divine guardianship. Flanking Horus are two tall standards: on the right, a lotus-topped pole surmounted by an ostrich feather crown; on the left, a papyrus terminal upon which perches a falcon facing the god. The surrounding surfaces are densely inscribed with magical texts intended to invoke protection against serpents, scorpions, and other threats from the wild, employing formulae to neutralise harm and ensure divine safeguarding. For similar see: magical block statue of Djedhor , Cairo Museum JE 46341; Christie's, Live Auction 22666, Antiquities, 4 July 2024, Lot 17. Size: 332mm x 265mm; Weight: 27.950kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Sotheby's, Antiquities, 12 June 2003, Lot 102. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.
