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LOT 0042
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience Shabti for Hornakht, Born of Nefertyti
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
6 1/4 in. (80.9 grams total, 16 cm high including stand).
Slender olive-green mummiform shabti wearing a lappet wig and a false beard, with arms crossed, the left hand holding a pick and the right a hoe and the cord of a seed bag, which hangs from the back shoulder; with nine horizontal bands of deeply incised hieroglyphs on the lower body, giving the Book of the Dead spell and the names of the owner, Hornakht, and his mother, Nefertyti; supplied with a two-page printed report covering the transliteration and translation of the text; mounted on a custom-made stand with an old 'Ancient Egyptian B.C.900' label. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century.
Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated academic report with translation by Simone Musso.
Cf. shabti of the same owner in the British Museum under EA59749.
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LOT 0042
Egyptian Blue-Glazed Faience Shabti for Hornakht, Born of Nefertyti
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Very Large Egypto-Phoenician Alabaster Alabastron with Hieroglyphic Inscription
Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, circa 1077-525 B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Barrel-shaped in profile, with a rounded base, broad shoulder and flared mouth, and two integral lateral loop handles; a single line of incised hieroglyphic text around the shoulder. 420 grams, 37 cm
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00059830 This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13221-249178.
In the Phoenician necropolises of Andalusia, the deceased's ashes were enclosed in luxurious alabaster urns of Egyptian manufacture. At Almuñécar, for example, some urns in the Phoenician necropolis preserved inscriptions and emblems of various Egyptian pharaohs, who ruled the Nile region between the 16th and 8th centuries B.C. Alabaster vessels of this type, originally containing fine wines, have been discovered, albeit in smaller numbers, in the royal palaces of Assur and Samaria in the East, as part of war booty or gifts exchanged between royal houses. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Textile Terminal Fragment of a Clavus with Putto
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a putto flying over a red woven surface, in red, green, and yellow wool, S-twist tapestry. 26 grams total, 52 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Among the many fragments of wool tunics, there are several long strips that match to form a nearly full-length central pectoral clavi. They were patterned with a profusion of small figures like this flying putto, kept in one orbiculus (round embroidery), forming the finial of a clavus. -
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Large Egyptian Blue Faience Taweret Vessel
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,000
Composite animal figure with a hippopotamus's head and body, a crocodile's tail, and a human torso with arms, topped with a finely striated tripartite wig; the right hand, positioned beneath the left nipple, encloses a drilled hole connecting to the hollow body; a hole at the top of the head; mounted on a custom-made stand. 160 grams total, 17.3 cm including stand
Ex private French collection, since the early 1990s. Acquired from Galerie Reiner, rue Bonaparte, Paris. Artcurial, Paris, 6 November 2013, no.55. Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.150578. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13189-249212.
The vessel’s shape indicates it was likely used in magical and libationary rituals meant to invoke Taweret’s protective powers during childbirth and maternity. Usually depicted as a female hippopotamus with lion-like arms and legs and a crocodile’s back and tail, Taweret remains one of the most distinctive and recognisable deities in the Egyptian pantheon. Her name comes from the Egyptian word for "great" or "large" (tꜣwꜣrt), emphasising her powerful and protective nature.
