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LOT 0573
Egyptian Bone Monkey Amulet
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1400-1292 B.C.
1 5/8 in. (4.27 grams, 43 mm).
Carved in profile as a kneeling monkey, pierced for suspension. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon, UK, art market, 1980s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0573
Egyptian Bone Monkey Amulet
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Osiris
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round with a tall feathered atef crown and uraeus, arms set one above the other at the chest, hands holding Osiris's royal regalia, lower legs absent, with a custom-made display stand. 95.6 grams total, 12 cm high including stand
Acquired Herne Bay High Street, June 1957. 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.9. -
Egyptian Papyrus Fragments in Display Stand
Demotic, 300 B.C.-300 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Irregular papyrus fragments with faint traces of Demotic script; mounted in a protective acrylic display. 81 grams total, 16 cm including stand
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK. -
Coptic Carved Bone Doll
Circa 4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with carinated upper face, incised linear and drilled detailing. 6.9 grams, 83 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
