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LOT 0625
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Shabti
30TH DYNASTY-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 380-30 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (56.42 grams, 10.5 cm).
Typical mummiform shape, modelled with a rectangular base and a dorsal pillar, tripartite wig and braided false beard, holding the pick and hoe in crossed hands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century.
LiteratureCf. Schlögl, H., and Brodbeck, A., Ägyptische Totenfiguren aus öffentlichen und privaten Sammlungen der Schweiz, Göttingen, 1990, p.311, no. 224, for a similar, uninscribed example.
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LOT 0625
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Shabti
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Demotic, 300 B.C.-300 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Irregular papyrus fragments with traces of Demotic and Greek script; mounted in a protective acrylic display. 80 grams total, 16 cm including stand
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Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 1047-1001 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £45
Mummiform figure wearing a plain tripartite wig, with crossed arms and prominently modelled hands, and a vertical panel of hieroglyphs on the front reading: 'The Osiris, the General Wendjebauendjed, true of voice'. 68.9 grams, 78 mm
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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Egyptian Carnelian and Other Beads with Jasper Poppy Bead Amulets
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Including poppy- or cornflower-shaped, spherical, biconvex, and other types. 38 grams total, 4-20 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
