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LOT 0471
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Amulet of the God Khnum
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (13.72 grams total, 57 mm including stand).
Fragment with dorsal pillar and ram-headed deity, mounted on display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from S. Michael Greenford, circa June 1961, for 7 shillings and sixpence.
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.91.
Cf. Andrews, C., and van Dijk, J., Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz am Rhein, 2006, p. 229, no. 3.39, for a comparable intact example.
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LOT 0471
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Amulet of the God Khnum
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
In purple wool and coarse linen, on a brown linen background, S-torsion, embroidered with vegetal ornaments, and the borders decorated with meanders. 6.38 grams, 10 x 9.8 cm
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In the Late Roman Period, round orbiculi decorated the shoulders and the lower part of tunics and kamisia (inner tunics). These fabrics were of great decorative finesse, displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. When the tunic was removed from use, these embroideries could be recycled and patched onto another garment. -
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet Pair
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Ex mid 19th century collection. -
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Amenemheb.
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1444-1400 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £80
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.
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