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LOT 0394
Egyptian Black-Topped Vase
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II, CIRCA 4000 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (391 grams, 10.5 cm).
Squat, spherical black-topped storage vase with a flattened base; old collector's ticket: 'Small predynastic Egyptian pot. Round form, flat bottom, usual black top and red body. From Naqada, c. 4000 B.C. Richardson St. Christopher's Mail(?), 27/10/61'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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 identification card written by Peter Clayton.
Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes, London, 1917, pl. VII, no. 69, for the type.
FootnotesThis decorative style's distinctive appearance came from an open-fire or pit-firing method in which the vessel was inverted into ash, organic matter, or smoke-heavy fuel. The buried or inverted top was starved of oxygen and turned black, while the exposed lower portion oxidised to red.
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LOT 0394
Egyptian Black-Topped Vase
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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Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Ushabti of Karomama Meritmut
Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, circa 900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Characteristic mummiform figure for the Divine Adoratrice Karomama Meritmut G, wearing a bag-like khat headcloth fronted by a uraeus, and a trailing flap at the back, with opposed hands each holding a hoe; faint traces of an inscription on the lower front are illegible; and another small blue-olive-green mummiform shabti of late New Kingdom date wearing a lappet wig with opposed (not crossed) hands holding agricultural implements, details in black; a partially preserved column of hieroglyphic text on the lower body, reading: 'The Osiris, Wenis...'; on a wooden display stand. 167 grams total, 10.9-13.7 cm
The smaller one acquired Caledonian Market, 16th March 1962 for 5 shillings. 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.94.
The tomb of Karomama Meritmut G was discovered in the 19th century within the mortuary temple complex of Ramesses II, known as the Ramesseum, at Thebes. She was buried with kilted overseer ushabtis and mummiform worker figurines such as this one. Although its inscription is illegible, other preserved examples (such as British Museum EA74324) suggest it almost certainly read: 'The Osiris, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun, Karomama, beloved of Mut'. -
Phoenician Marbled Grey Stone Scarab with Bird
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section, with hatched segmentation on the upper face; underside with bird in flight, with radiating strokes to the border; edge chipped; supplied with an impression. 4.11 grams, 17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Egyptian Wooden Figure
Middle Kingdom, circa 2050-1786 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Funerary figure with sockets for separate pivoting arms, ankle-length kilt with peg base; painted facial details and hair; mounted on a custom-made stand. 107 grams, 32.2 cm (179 grams total, 36 cm including stand)
Previously with Bonhams in the early 2000s. with Lyon & Turnbull, 17 November 2022, no.545. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the Lyon & Turnbull catalogue listing.
