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LOT 0448
Egyptian Bronze Jackal Amulet
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (13.6 grams total, 34 mm including stand).
Kneeling jackal-headed figure wearing a pleated shendyt - kilt and holding regalia in its hands; on an integral, tongue-shaped base with a suspension loop at the back. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
FootnotesAn interesting amulet. The jackal-headed figure is likely Anubis, the prominent funerary deity, though it could also be Wepwawet or Duamutef, one of the Four Sons of Horus.
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LOT 0448
Egyptian Bronze Jackal Amulet
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £550
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Egyptian Papyrus Museum Reproduction of Berlin 3127 in Tube
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Opening Bid: £5
Colour reproduction of Berlin Papyrus 3127 belonging to Amun-em-wia, who lived during the 21st Dynasty (Third Intermediate Period). 312 grams total, tube: 27.5 cm high
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Shabti of the Osiris Ankhes-en-Mut
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Upper section of a mummiform shabti wearing a lappet wig, with arms crossed and hands holding agricultural implements, and a black-painted seed bag on the back; hieroglyphic panel on the lower body reading: 'The Osiris, Ankhes-en-Mut…'; mounted on a display stand. 101 grams total, 11.3 cm including stand
Acquired from the Egyptian Exploration Society, 30th June 1965, for 2 shillings and sixpence. 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.116.
It is possible that this shabti belongs to the same individual as another shabti in the Archaeological Museum, Krakow (Schlögl, H.A., Corpus der ägyptischen Totenfiguren der öffentlichen Sammlungen Krakaus, Krakow, 2000,p. 195, no. 16).
