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LOT 0472
Egyptian Alabaster Fragment Probably from a Chest with a Representation of Pharaoh Akhenaten
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1379-1362 B.C.
3 3/8 in. (299 grams, 87 mm).
Irregular fragment with one dressed face carved with rays of Aten and other detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in April 1980.
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.148.
Cf. Seyfried, F. (ed.), In the Light of Amarna: 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery, Berlin, 2012, p. 194, fig. 3, for a stela fragment depicting the Aten disc with radiating 'arms' and a faintly carved uraeus at the centre-bottom of the disc.
FootnotesScenes depicting Akhenaten and family members often included the prominent Aten sun disc with radiating rays ending in human hands. This fragment appears to show the lower-right side of the disc, with a faint trace of a possible uraeus - typically seen at the bottom centre of the Aten disc.
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LOT 0472
Egyptian Alabaster Fragment Probably from a Chest with a Representation of Pharaoh Akhenaten
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £9,000
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From an old Japanese private collection formed in the 1970s. Mr M.S. prior to 1988. Acquired from the above 18 April 1988. M. Yekta, UK private collection UK. Acquired from the above 17 Aug 2021. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13469-262425.
Osiris was one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt, associated with the afterlife, resurrection and the regeneration of life. As ruler and judge of the dead, he offered the promise of rebirth to those who hoped to attain eternal life. Bronze statuettes of Osiris were dedicated in temples and placed in tombs as votive offerings. They expressed personal piety and devotion while invoking the god’s protection and his power to grant rebirth in the afterlife.
