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LOT 0738
Egyptian Brown Quartzite Figure of the Baboon God Thoth
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550-1070 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (1.15 kg, 15 cm).
Carved in a typical pose, sitting on its haunches with its tail curving around the right side, its front paws resting on its knees and protruding beneath its thick furry pelt, with incised detailing, its feet either side of the phallus, the head with bulbous, striated hair on either side, chipped, snout restored; seated on a high shrine-shaped plinth with squared front and rounded back, featuring a cavetto cornice and roll detailing on the upper part.
ProvenanceFrom a deceased American estate, 1970-1989.
with Bonhams, London, 28 October 2009, no.35.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12368-226706.
Cf. seated baboon of brown quartzite, Kozloff, A.P. & Bryan, B.M., Egypt's Dazzling Sun, Cleveland, 1992, fig 36, p.227.
FootnotesThe baboon was an animal manifestation of the god Thoth, the patron deity of Hermopolis Magna, who was revered for his association with knowledge, writing, and healing.
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LOT 0738
Egyptian Brown Quartzite Figure of the Baboon God Thoth
Estimate £4,500 - 5,500€5,220 - 6,380 (for guidance only)$6,080 - 7,430 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£2,500 (EUR 2,900; USD 3,375) ‡+BP*
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Egyptian Faience Amuletic Plaque with Cartouche of Pharaoh Thutmose III
New Kingdom, circa 1400-1292 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a rectangular plaque with the cartouche of Thutmosis III and a uraeus; attachment loop to the top. 4.68 grams, 33 mm
London, UK, art market, 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment with Segmenta Decorated with Crosses
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a long element from a tunic, possibly a sleeve from a child’s garment, in brown wool with a red edge, a pair of segmenta at both sides in purple and yellow, ornamented with crosses inside lozenges and spirals. 27 grams, 30.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This decorative part of a tunic is possibly a part of the sleeve of a child's garment, and the crosses reiterate the fact that these fabrics were produced in a by then heavily Christianised Roman Empire. -
Egyptian Black-Topped Vase
Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 4000 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat and spherical black-topped storage vase with flattened base; old collector's ticket: 'Small predynastic Egyptian pot. Round form, flat bottom, usual black top and red body. From Naqada, c. 4000 B.C. Richardson St. Christopher's Mail(?), 27/10/61'. 391 grams, 10.5 cm
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 identification card written by Peter Clayton.
