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LOT 0558
Egyptian Clay Shabti Group
NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 13TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5/8 - 5 in. (80 grams total, 9.3-12.7 cm).
Comprising: a crude, red clay mummiform figure with minimal shaping, and a mould-formed figure with a lappet wig and crossed arms holding agricultural implements, with white pigment on the surface. [2, No Reserve]
Provenancewith a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s.
From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
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LOT 0558
Egyptian Clay Shabti Group
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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Egyptian Terracotta Mould with Impression of the Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Oblate type with incuse cartouche of Akhenaten. 4.96 grams, 27 mm
Acquired 7th February 1962, for 5 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.87.
This mould was probably used to produce a jewellery element, an inlay, or an amulet. -
Egyptian Black-Topped Vase
Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 4000 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat, spherical black-topped storage vase with a 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.
This decorative style's distinctive appearance came from an open-fire or pit-firing method in which the vessel was inverted into ash, organic matter, or smoke-heavy fuel. The buried or inverted top was starved of oxygen and turned black, while the exposed lower portion oxidised to red. -
Egyptian Bronze Bell with Faces
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hollow-formed miniature bell with integral loop handle, four radiating female faces to the sidewall - possibly depicting the goddess Hathor. 14 grams, 20 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
The bell may have been part of a musical instrument. Many musical rituals centred on Hathor, often accompanied by musicians playing sistrums.
