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Fashioned from a dense flint nodule, retaining part of its original rough cortex. 140 grams, 48 mm



From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.

Comprising a tanged arrowhead, three leaf-shaped tools, a tongue-shaped with a fading inked inscription, one triangular-shaped with knapped edge. 97 grams total, 45-98 mm



From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.

Comprising: an elongated lanceolate blade tapering to a point at each end, a slightly shorter knife or specialised scraper with a rounded end and a gently curved cutting edge, and a tabular flint scraper with an inked collector's note. 67.4 grams total, 4.2-12.2 cm



Found Luxor and near the Great Pyramid. From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.

Biconvex in profile with broad cutting edge; marked in ink 'W Thebes 1912' and old paper label 'A.D Passmore (ex Sotheby) P.A. Clayton Colls'. 325 grams, 95 mm



Found in the desert west of Thebes, Egypt, 1912. Ex A.D. Passmore collection. Acquired from Sotheby's, 16 June 1959 (part), £4.10. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.

Irregular limestone fragment with a finely incised wedjat motif; traces of blue and coral-pink pigment; mounted on a custom-made stand. 139 grams total, fragment: 86 mm wide



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Plano-convex in section with smoothed upper face; collector's findspot note to underside 'Dolorite pounder. Unfinished obelisk quarry at Aswan. 1976, February'. 660 grams, 10.9 cm



Found at the unfinished obelisk quarry at Aswan, 1976. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Dolerite pounders are hand-held stone tools, widely used in Egypt for quarrying and dressing granite and other hard rocks.

Hemispherical type with rounded rim. 275 grams, 13.2 cm wide



From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Hemispherical bowls were used for a long period and have been found in royal and non-royal contexts.

Part of a tapering cone, with the circular flat end impressed with two columns of hieroglyphic text reading: 'Deputy of the great army, Amenemheb'. 333 grams, 90 mm



Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Amenemheb's tomb in the Theban necropolis at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna is numbered TT 85. Amenemhab (also known as Mahu), was an important military official who served under pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhotep II.

Comprising five barbed types, two with chipped barbs; accompanied with a handwritten tag reading 'Neolithic hollow-based arrowheads. Fayuum type. c.5000 BC'. 24.8 grams total, 33-58 mm



Found Thebes. From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.

Almost complete funerary cone of typical tapering form, with the circular flat end impressed with two unbordered horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text, reading: "The Osiris, corn measurer of Amun, Hat". 246 grams, 70 mm



Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

This individual's tomb remains unknown. Interestingly, this cone is a variant of Hat's known type, which is not unusual, as variant cones for other tomb owners are also known.

Overseer shabti type wearing a duplex wig with a fringed lower portion and the characteristic overseer's apron, with the right hand across the chest holding a whip; mounted on a display stand. 131 grams total, 13.1 cm including stand



Acquired from Richardson, February 1965, for £2.00. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.111.

Although uninscribed, this robust figure with a distinctive fringed wig compares to other examples in museum collections (e.g. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 5: A Selection from the Manchester Museum, Lymm, 2012, 324, nos 184a-b).

Large portion of a tapering cone with the circular flat end impressed with four horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text reading: 'Count, overseer of the (double) granary of Amun, overseer of all the sealed things in the domain of Amun, scribe, Inen(i), true of voice'. 755 grams, 13.8 cm



Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Ineni enjoyed a long and highly successful career, serving under five pharaohs (Amenhotep I, Thutmosis I, Thutmosis II, Hatshepsut, and Thutmosis III). His large rock-cut tomb (TT 81) is at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes.