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LOT 0641
Egyptian Blue-Green Glazed Shabti
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C. OR LATER
2 in. (2 3/4 in.) (6.25 grams, 53 mm (14.15 grams total, 70 mm high including stand)).
Mummiform shape with a deep blue-green glaze, moulded facial details and crossed arms; supplied with a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from John L. Homan, Lincolnshire, UK, 1990.
Accompanied by a copy of the original receipt dated 15th March 1989.
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LOT 0641
Egyptian Blue-Green Glazed Shabti
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Steatite Scarab for Pharaoh Amenhotep III
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1386-1349 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Ellipsoid in plan with carapace and leg detailing; on the underside, a cartouche of Amenhotep III and possible epithet to the side, nb-mꜢꜤt-RꜤ (s)mn mnw ('Neb-maat-Re, establisher of monuments'). 2.54 grams, 17 mm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a two page archival record and provenance report. -
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Knife Blade Group from Thebes
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising five sender tongue-shaped in plan and triangular in section, each with an inked inscription reading 'W. Thebes 1912', 'West Themes 1912' or 'Thebes 1912'; with a handwritten label reading 'Scrapers on blades'. 81 grams total, 75-91 mm
Found Thebes, 1912 A.D. From the collection of A.D.Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton. -
Egyptian Dolerite Pounder Tool
3rd-late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with smoothed upper face; collector's findspot note to underside 'Dolorite pounder. Unfinished obelisk quarry at Aswan. 1976, February'. 660 grams, 10.9 cm
Found at the unfinished obelisk quarry at Aswan, 1976. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Dolerite pounders are hand-held stone tools, widely used in Egypt for quarrying and dressing granite and other hard rocks.
