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AN EGYPTIAN RED BURNISHED WARE JAR
Pre-dynastic Period, Naqada I, circa 3500 B.C.
The ovoid body with flat base and everted rim, with ancient kill hole in the side, 21cm high
Provenance: Richard and Donna Curtiss Collection, Washington, acquired in the 1960s and donated to the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University. Deaccessioned by the C. Carlos Museum in 2010. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from Peter Lacovara on behalf of the museum dated 15 June 2010.
£600-800
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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
Old Kingdom, 4th-6th Dynasty, circa 2613-2181 B.C.
The cylindrical, slightly waisted, body with thick rounded rim and flaring base, pencil inscribed on the underside 'No 6', 27cm high
Provenance: Mme Marcelle Desurmont-Prouvost (1892-1972) Collection, Paris, thence by descent to M. H. François-Marsal, Nantes.
Marcelle Desurmont, neé Prouvost, came from a successful textile industrialist family from the North of France. She formed her collection of Egyptian stone vessels in the 1940s.
£2,500-3,000
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THREE EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES
Middle Kingdom to Late Period, circa 2133-332 B.C.
Including an alabaster jar with ovoid body, Middle Kingdom, circa 2133-1797 B.C., 8.5cm high; a turquoise glazed shabti, 8.5cm high, and a bronze amulet of a hybrid jackal-headed deity, 5cm high, Late Period, 664-332 B.C. (3)
Provenance: English private collection, formed before 1960.
£150-250
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD SHABTI
New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th Dynasty, circa 1295-1070 B.C.
The mummiform figure, wearing a tripartite wig with hands crossed to hold agricultural implements, 21cm high
Provenance: Irish deceased estate of an archaeologist, formed prior to 1965.
£500-700
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AN EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION SHABTI
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-715 B.C.
The mummiform figure with details in black including the wig, facial features and implements, the front with hieroglyphs for the deceased with the generic title 'God's Father of Amun', 12.5cm high
Provenance: American private collection, Ms N.G<\[>., Washington. Acquired by the owner's father while working for Mobil Oil in the 1930s.
£300-400
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AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF HARPOCRATES
Late Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Wearing the combined crown of Upper and Lower Egypt with frontal uraeus and the plaited Sidelock of Youth, with an incised necklace counterpoise over his shoulders, the right finger raised to his lips, standing with the left leg advanced, 22cm high
Provenance: Irish deceased estate of an archaeologist, formed prior to 1965.
£300-400
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AN EGYPTIAN GREEN SCHIST HEART SCARAB
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
Of naturalistic form, the underside inscribed with the standard formula of chapter 30B of the Book of the Dead, mostly faded, reading: '[...] the Osiris, the prophet and god's father [...]', 6.4cm long
Provenance: Belgian private collection, Brussels, acquired in the 1970s. With Galerie Harmakhis, Brussels.
Literature: The common idea that the heart scarab was designed to replace the heart after its removal at mummification remains questionable. The Egyptians feared that the heart, the seat of memory and conscience, would testify against the deceased at the Divine Tribunal. Placing a heart scarab within the mummy wrappings or over the heart, or near the neck, of the mummy of the deceased was designed to prevent this. They are often inscribed with a spell from the Book of the Dead imploring the heart not to abandon its owner.
£2,000-2,500
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TEN EGYPTIAN STEATITE AND STONE SCARABS
Middle Kingdom to Late Period, circa 2133-332 B.C.
Including nine steatite examples, the underside decorated with scrolls, geometric patterns and good luck charms, and one example in grey stone of stylised features, 1cm-2cm long (10)
Provenance: English and French private collections formed in the mid-20th Century and earlier.
£150-250
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FOUR EGYPTIAN BLUE GLAZED AMULETS OF THE SONS OF HORUS
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
Depicting the falcon-headed god Qebhsenuef, the human-headed Imsety, the baboon-headed Hapy and the jackal-headed Duamutef, all pierced across the back pillar for stitching, 3.5cm-4cm (4)
Provenance: Crest private museum, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, formed before 1939.
£550-650
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AN EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULET OF BES
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The dwarf deity wearing a plumed headdress, with remains of added black decoration, 5.5cm high
Provenance: Crest private museum, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, formed before 1939.
£350-450
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AN EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULET OF THOTH
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The ibis-headed god depicted standing striding forward, with long curved beak, 5cm high
Provenance: Crest private museum, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, formed before 1939.
£200-300
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TWELVE EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION AMULETS
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Including three amulets of Ptaichos, one of Tauret, an enthroned Isis and three other deities, an udjat eye and three different headdresses, 2cm-4cm long; and another ankh amulet, Not Ancient (13)
Provenance: Crest private museum, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, formed before 1939.
£350-450
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AN EGYPTIAN GREEN GLAZED COMPOSITION ITHYPHALLIC AMULET
Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.
In the form of a crouching figure, possibly Ptah, with suspension loop on the back, the hands resting on his exaggerated phallus, 2.8cm long
Provenance: American private collection, Midwest. American private collection formed in the 1960s.
£300-500
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AN EGYPTIAN GLAZED COMPOSITION MUMMY BEAD MASK
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
The re-strung mask composed of disc-shaped spacer beads, the green face with zig-zag tubular bead border, the eyes and eyebrows outlined in black, the angular nose in yellow and the mouth formed of coral pink beads, 17.5cm long
Provenance: Mariaud de Serres Collection, Paris, formed in the 1980s.
£150-200
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AN EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME CARTONNAGE FRAGMENT OF FOOT SOLES
Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.
Decorated with a chequered pattern of blue, green, red and white squares, with a papyrus flower in between the feet, 19cm x 17cm
Provenance: English private collection, formed in the early 20th Century.
£500-700
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TWO COPTIC TEXTILE FRAGMENTS
Circa 4th-6th Century A.D.
Both framed, one a fragment from a clavus decoration of a tunic showing flowers and two animals within circles, 31cm x 9cm; and another wide band with zoomorphic and geometric decoration, 32cm x 25cm (2)
Provenance: Christie's, London, 12 April 2000. English private collection, South Coast, formed in the 20th Century.
£100-150
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BELZONI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, RECENT DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT AND NUBIA, JOHN MURRAY, LONDON, 1820
First edition, hand-coloured lithograph, 91cm x 80cm incl. frame
£150-250
| The following thirty-one lots (68-98) are from the collection of Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983).
'My father Eberhardt Voigt was born on the 24 June 1920 in the town of Mysłowice in Silesia, now southern Poland, at the time the point where the Austrian, German and Russian Empires adjoined. When still a child he started collecting stamps and coins, and later on in life his passion for the arts expanded to a wide range of fields, from Asian art to Tribal. However, his main collecting focus and interest was always ancient art. Driven by this passion my parents started travelling around the globe. Their longest and most adventurous trip took them from Tunis across Libya and Egypt, the Lebanon and Syria, making their way back via Turkey and Greece, all by car. Certainly an incredible adventure back in 1959, and sadly impossible nowadays.Inspired by his travels he then started building his collection in the 1960s and early 1970s, often buying from German galleries and auction houses. He sadly and prematurely passed away in 1983.'
-Markus Voigt-
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TWO EGYPTIAN ALABASTER VESSELS
Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, circa 2133-1070 B.C.
A kohl jar with ovoid body, Middle Kingdom, 5cm high; and a jar with flaring rim, New Kingdom, 9cm high (2)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£300-500
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AN EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED FALCON
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Wrapped in multiple strips of linen bandaging, now incomplete, 23cm long
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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SIX EGYPTIAN AMULETS
Middle Kingdom to Late Period, circa 2133-332 B.C.
A steatite scarab with scroll decoration, Middle Kingdom, 17mm long; five Late Period glazed composition amulets, including a shabti, a standing monkey, a Ptah amulet, an ibis-headed deity and an udjat eye, 3.3cm-7.7cm long; and an Ancient Near Eastern painted limestone couchant lion, 6cm long (7)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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AN EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE FRAGMENT AND A WOOD HAND
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
The cartonnage fragment depicting a winged Horus falcon with spread wings, wearing a solar disc headdress, 17cm x 12cm; the wood hand painted in ochre with a ring in blue on each finger, 17cm long (2)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£400-600
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TWO COPTIC BONE KOHL CONTAINERS
Circa 5th-7th Century A.D.
One of cylindrical shape on a round base, bands of dot-and-circle forming geometric patterns, 6.8cm high; and another chalice composed of three parts, with cosmetic rod, 5.5cm high (2)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-200
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A PHOENICIAN GLASS HEAD PENDANT
Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.
Of blue glass, the opaque white face with remains of blue beard and white mouth, with blue and white eyes and white ears with blue earrings, the face framed by tight blue curls, with a blue suspension loop, 3cm high
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£300-500
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A PHOENICIAN GLASS HEAD PENDANT
Circa 6th-5th Century B.C.
Rod-formed with a blue beard, yellow face and ears, applied white and blue eyes, wearing a twisted blue spiral head band, with a suspension loop above, 2.5cm long
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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TWO ANCIENT GLASS PENDANTS
Circa 1st Century B.C.-8th Century A.D.
Including a Hellenistic dark purple glass head of an African man, circa 1st Century B.C./A.D., 15mm high; and a Byzantine blue glass miniature jug, circa 6th-8th Century A.D., 25mm high (2)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£80-120
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TWO ROMAN INTAGLIOS
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Including a carnelian gem engraved with a profile head of Helios, 13mm long; a red jasper gem showing a winged Nike, 11mm long; and a later glass intaglio carved with a profile male head, 12mm long (3)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£150-200
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A GROUP OF ROMAN JEWELLERY
Circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
Including two gold earrings with central boss, one with gold wire and glass pendant, 1.7cm-2.6cm long; and a bronze ring with clear glass intaglio engraved with a peacock, ring size 'O' (3)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£150-200
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A GROUP OF ANCIENT BRONZE AND GLASS BANGLES
Bronze Age to Islamic Period
Including three bronze bracelets, circa 1st Millennium B.C.; and six glass bangles, Roman to Islamic Period, 5cm-8cm diam (9)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£80-120
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SIX CLASSICAL TERRACOTTA VESSELS
Circa 6th-2nd Century B.C.
Including a Corinthian alabastron; an Attic lekythos with faint traces of a palmette; two Gnathian skyphoi and another Apulian black glazed jug; and a Hellenistic black glazed skyphos, 4cm-9cm high (6)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£300-400
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THREE CLASSICAL TERRACOTTA VESSELS
Circa 2nd Century B.C/A.D.
Including two Megarian bowls, one moulded with a central rosette and petals around, the other with a band of bucrania, 10.3cm-11cm; and a Roman red slip ware skyphos with moulded decoration, 7.5cm diam excl. handles (3)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£500-700
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A ROMAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF APHRODITE
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The goddess depicted nude, holding a long drapery over her left shoulder, leaning with her right arm over a dolphin, with a high coiffure and diadem, a small capital to her left, on rectangular integral plinth inscribed at the back, 24cm high
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£300-500
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A GROUP OF WESTERN ASIATIC BEAD NECKLACES AND BEADS
Circa 2nd-1st Millennium B.C.
The necklaces and a bracelet composed of steatite and other types of coloured hardstone disc beads, all re-strung; and nine later black steatite frog pendants, 17mm-22mm (a lot)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-200
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EIGHT ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN SEALS
Circa 3rd-1st Millennium B.C.
Including a hardstone Syrian or Anatolian seal and a stamp seal with geometric incisions; a grey stone spindle-whorl; an amber pendant; and four hardstone cylinder seals, two Jemdet-Nasr Period and one Mesopotamian in black stone, 18mm-30mm; and an Islamic carnelian pendant with two re-carved hardstone stamp seals with an ibex and a male deity (11)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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A LARGE COLLECTION OF GLASS AND HARDSTONE BEADS
Circa 2nd Millennium B.C. to Islamic Period and later
Including Western Asiatic lapis lazuli, coral and turquoise beads; Phoenician glass eye beads; Roman and Islamic mosaic glass beads; Roman and later coloured glass beads; Ancient Near Eastern carnelian beads, some etched; and a number of coloured hardstone, shell and bone beads (a lot)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£500-700
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A MESOPOTAMIAN CHALCEDONY DUCK AMULET
Late Babylonian, circa 600-400 B.C.
With stylised features, the long neck turned to rest on its back, pierced for suspension, incised on the underside, 19mm long
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-150
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A MESOPOTAMIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF ASTARTE
Circa 2nd Millennium B.C.
The goddess depicted standing, holding her breasts with both hands, wearing a wreath or diadem, 17cm high
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£150-200
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FIVE ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN TERRACOTTA FIGURES AND FRAGMENTS
Circa 2000 B.C. - 3rd Century A.D.
Including a Syro-Hittite 'bird' idol wearing a high crown and necklaces, 18cm high, and three fragments including a male bust and two animal heads, circa 2000-1500 B.C., 3.5cm-5.5cm long; a Parthian horse and rider figurine, the bearded rider holding a child in his arms, circa 1st-3rd Century A.D., 8.3cm high; and another figurine, Not Ancient (6)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£250-350
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SIX ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN TERRACOTTA ANIMALS
Circa 2nd-early 1st Millennium B.C.
Including two horses, two bulls, a hedgehog and another small quadruped, 3cm-8cm long (6)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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FOUR NEAR EASTERN TERRACOTTA ANIMALS
Including a large horse with trappings, a bull and another quadruped carrying a bowl over its back, 7cm-14cm long; and another quadruped with remains of green glaze, 6cm long (4)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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A MESOPOTAMIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM BRICK FRAGMENT
Neo-Babylonian, circa 604-562 B.C.
Mentioning King Nebuchadnezzar II, approx. 9cm x 6cm
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-150
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AN ANATOLIAN TERRACOTTA LID
Disc-shaped with raised rope border, moulded with two stags tête-bêche, the body decorated with stamped circle-and-dot, with small round handle in the centre decorated with incised geometric decoration and three bosses, 19cm diam
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-200
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EIGHT ANATOLIAN TERRACOTTA VESSELS
Circa 3rd-2nd Millennium B.C.
Four Yortan grey pottery vessel, including a jug with impressed bands of zig zag and circles, two juglets and a small jar, 7.5cm-19cm high; and four other jars with round body and short neck, 5cm-10cm high (8)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£300-500
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A GROUP OF BRASS ALLOY JEWELLERY, WEST AFRICA
Including three bangles, a wide bracelet, an openwork armlet with pendants, 6cm-10cm diam; two necklaces, approx. 13cm diam; and a large disc-shaped pendant, 12cm long (8)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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THREE INUIT BONE SCRIMSHAW SPOONS, GREENLAND
The largest with finely carved handle and applied rings, incised signature at the back; another with a reindeer incised on the bowl; and a third with incised decoration and openwork terminal, 10cm-16cm (3)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£150-250
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FOUR SHELL MONEY STRINGS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, NEW BRITAIN
Composed of disc-shaped shell beads, approx. 50cm-80cm long (4)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-200
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A THREADED CLOVES CEREMONIAL CONTAINER, INDONESIA
Of cylindrical shape, composed of seven rows of cloves and a circular base threaded together, with dried lichens and leaves preserved inside, 9cm high
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
Literature: for the use of threaded cloves as craft material, cf. a boat model from Sulawesi, now in the British Museum, inv. no. As1972,Q.1944 and a similar cylindrical container, inv. no. As1972,Q.1629. Another box containing betel leaves and recorded as being used for ceremonial purposes is in the collection of the Museum Siwalima, Ambon, Cat. no. 0002. Very little is known about these objects and it has been suggested that they might be an early form of souvenir collected by visitors to the Indonesian islands.
£100-200
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TWO PRECOLUMBIAN ARTEFACTS, MESOAMERICA
Including a Mezcala Culture Guerrero stone hammer head, Mexico, the butt carved as a human face, 7.5cm long; and a hollow pottery animal figurine, 5cm high (2)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£100-200
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A COLLECTION OF MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF ETHNOGRAPHIC INTEREST
Including eight necklaces from Papua New Guinea, composed of colourful beads, shells, bone and teeth, possibly flying fox teeth, three coconut bangles and two bead bracelets; a group of bronze arrow heads; and other ethnographic items (a lot)
Provenance: Eberhardt Voigt (1920-1983) Collection, Germany, formed in the 1960s-early 1970s, thence by descent.
£200-300
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A HOLY LAND TERRACOTTA VESSEL
Trans-Jordan, Bronze Age, circa 3000 B.C.
With wide mouth, straight neck and globular body, with small round twin handles, decorated with red slip, 11cm high
Provenance: UK private collection, Mr G.R., acquired in the 1970s.
£100-200
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AN IRANIAN TERRACOTTA VESSEL
Bronze Age, circa 2000-1500 B.C.
With angular shoulder and everted rim, decorated with a chequerboard pattern alternating cross-hatched squares and discs, 18cm high
Provenance: with Kevork Aharonian, Paris, 1993.
Literature: for an example of similar chequerboard decorative pattern with cross-hatching on a tripod vessel from Chigha Sabz, western Iran, cf. the British Museum Collection inv. No. 131072.
£600-800
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