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LOT 0395
Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Thoth
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
3 1/8 in. (32.8 grams total, 80 mm including stand).
Modelled in the round in advancing pose with ibis head and sun-disc headdress, loop to rear, lower legs absent, display stand; restored in the Institute of Archaeology laboratory. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Caledonian market, January 1960, for 4 shillings.
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.90.
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LOT 0395
Egyptian Bronze Figure of the God Thoth
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Blue Faience Palestinian Shabti Pair
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £25
Two mummiform figures, produced from the same mould, wearing lappet wigs, with arms crossed and hands holding agricultural implements; illegible hieroglyphic text on the lower body; display stand marked 'Ushabti Palestinian 1000-800 B.C.'. 120 grams total, 11.5-11.6 cm
Acquired near the British Museum, circa 1949, at 3 shillings each. 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 nos.7,7a. -
Egyptian Glazed Faience Scarab of Thutmose III in Victorian Gold Ring
New Kingdom, circa 13th–11th century B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £160
The scarab modelled with a stylised head, delineated pronotum and wing cases, a longitudinal division and angular markings at the shoulders, the underside with the seated figure of a pharaoh or god, facing a vertical cartouche bearing the throne name of Thutmose III, Men-kheper-re; set in a Victorian gold mount with an open-backed oval setting, with a fine beaded or twisted-wire border and pierced, divided shoulders. 5.69 grams, 26.90 mm overall, 18.79 x 18.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of a Segmentum with Eagles and Other Birds
Circa 7th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Fragment of a large segmentum in linen and wool, embroidered with rows of eagles and other birds, the borders with geometric decorations. 8 grams, 19 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The segment is realised in the tapestry technique. They were part of the decoration of a tunic, and the presence of the Imperial eagle, not a common pattern, could refer to a military tunic.
