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Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction

Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 71

Nine Egyptian Funerary Artifacts

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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various ages, four items possibly circa 700-500 BC including, terra cotta figure of a crouching jackal headed Anubis, 3-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 5 in.;˜three molded blue and green glazed mummiform ushabti figures, with wrapped vestments around crossed arms with emerging clinched fists holding a crook and flail, hieroglyphs on front of body, stained wooden block stands, largest 5-1/2 in. (figure only); two similar smaller figures, 2-3/4 in.; small ushabti with earthenware mold, 2-1/4 in.; together with later small metal figure of Horus on wood stand, 3-1/4 in.;small faience standing Egyptian figure; painted bust of Nefertiti on wood stand, Ara Kunst, West Germany label, 8 in.; Jackal or Anubis headed carved terra cotta canopic style jar, with hieroglyphs and scarabs on side, 5-1/2 in., with original receipt dated January 30, 1951, from Frederick H. North, listing "Egyptian red earthenware figure of Jackal in rectangular base" and "pottery mold for small Ushabti figure".Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities

Condition

a few minor chips to interior rim of jar, crouched Anubis with cracks/ repairs to base, chips/losses to tip of ears, one small ushabti figure with horizontal crack (possible repair to body, one small figure off stand, minor chips and abrasions to base, small ushabti with mold broken in half, bust with losses to back of head, wear to paint and grime, grime to small figures, jar with a few minor chips to interior rim of jar, all with general wear consistent with age and use
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