Auction 001 Part 1
Ancient Art, Antiquities
By TimeLine Auction Limited
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Mar 5, 2024
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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Egyptian (Lots 1-30)
- Greek (Lots 31-99)
- Roman (Lots 100-202)
- Byzantine (Lots 203-224)
- Western Asiatic (Lots 225-280)
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- Western Asiatic (Lots 281-295)
- Arms & Armour (Lots 296-314)
- Stone, Bronze and Iron Age (Lots 315-370)
- Viking, Saxon and Germanic (Lots 371-402)
- Medieval (Lots 403-433)
- Post Medieval (Lots 434-438)
- Natural History (Lots 439-450)
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LOT 7:
Egyptian Gold Cartonnage Inlays
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Sold for: £3,400
Start price:
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1,800
Estimated price :
£2,000 - £3,000
Buyer's Premium: 36%
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Egyptian Gold Cartonnage Inlays
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-31 B.C. Comprising: a winged scarab with detailed carapace and wings; and the mummiform figures of the four Sons of Horus, Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, and Qebehsenuef; mounted on custom-made display stands. 635 grams total, 16.5-20 cm wide including stand (6 1/2 - 7 7/8 in.).
From a 1920s French collection.Ex German gallery, 1970-1980s.Spanish collection, 1980s-1990s.London, UK, collection, 2000s.This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12126-214208.
The Four Sons of Horus were deities responsible for protecting the internal organs of the deceased. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver, the baboon-headed Hapy protected the lungs, the jackal-headed Duamutef protected the stomach, and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef protected the intestines. [2]
