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LOT 0418
Egyptian Blue Faience Palestinian Shabti Pair
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
4 1/2 in. (120 grams total, 11.5-11.6 cm).
Two mummiform figures, produced from the same mould, wearing lappet wigs, with arms crossed and hands holding agricultural implements; illegible hieroglyphic text on the lower body; display stand marked 'Ushabti Palestinian 1000-800 B.C.'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired near the British Museum, circa 1949, at 3 shillings each.
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 nos.7,7a.
Cf. Berlev, O. and Hodjash, S., Catalogue of Monuments of Ancient Egypt: From the Museums of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Bielorussia, Caucasus, Middle Asia and the Baltic States, Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 17, Fribourg/Göttingen, 1998, pl. 130, no. VIIA.207, for a similar type.
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LOT 0418
Egyptian Blue Faience Palestinian Shabti Pair
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of a Tunic Tablion with Pegasus
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In natural wool in shades of light brown, yellow, green, blue, and red with S-twist yarn, depicting the figure of Pegasus within a central medallion, surrounded by geometric and vegetal motifs; borders ornamented with meanders. 1.3 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery used to decorate tunics or mantles. The central figure is a rare representation of the winged horse Pegasus, a motif derived from Greek mythology, showing that classical iconography was still alive among the Christian Graeco-Roman people. -
Egyptian Bronze Figure of Osiris
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round wearing the white crown, arms bent supporting agricultural tools, false beard; accompanied by typed inventory; mounted on a custom-made stand with old handwritten label to the underside 'Osiris (Judge of the Dead) Solid Bronze B.C. 1600. Lord Grenfell's Collection'. 295 grams total, 15.7 cm high including stand
Ex Lord Grenfell's (1896-1926) collection, UK. From the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector. Accompanied by an original typed 'List of Egyptian Relics' in which this object is listed as no.1. -
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Pataikos Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Typical nude, bandy-legged figure wearing a beaded collar, with a suspension loop at the back of the head. 5.7 grams, 39 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
