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LOT 0547
Egyptian Gold Poppy Pendant Amulet
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (0.2 grams, 12 mm).
Bulbous poppy-head with loop at the top and bottom.
ProvenanceEx early 20th century French collection.
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LOT 0547
Egyptian Gold Poppy Pendant Amulet
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Egyptian Deir el-Bahari Bright Blue Glazed Faience Shabti of Nesitanebisheru, Daughter of Pinedjem II, High Priest of Amun, and Neskhons
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Deep blue, lustrous-glazed mummiform shabti with a tripartite wig and modelled arms; each hand holding a hoe, with the implements, wig, and facial details rendered in black; on the back of the figure, below the wig, hangs a centrally positioned trapezoidal seed bag in black; the bottom half of the figure bears eight columns of hieroglyphic text in black, giving a version of the shabti spell. 229 grams, 15.1 cm
From the cache of mummies of the priests of Amun at Deir el-Bahari, found by the Abdul Rassoul family circa 1910. E.E.S. sale, November 1967, sold for £5.00. Acquired from Richardson, St Christopher’s Place, Wigmore Street. London, late 1960s, for £7.00 and 10 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 academic report by Paul Whelan. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.122. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13491-262881. -
Egyptian Rock Crystal Dummy Vessel
Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty, circa 2500-2200 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Model amphora with a piriform body, a long, flaring, trumpet-like neck and rim, and a shallow depression at the top. 55 grams, 59 mm
with Archaeologia, Switzerland, before 1983. Ex private North American collection. London private collection, 2016. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.13231-249997.
This was one of the model vessels in a set associated with the 'Opening of the Mouth' ritual, which revived the deceased. -
Egyptian Terracotta Statuette of the God Harpocrates
Graeco-Roman Period, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hollow-formed and moulded in the round, standing figure with index finger of right hand raised to the mouth; hollow to the underside and circular hole to the reverse. 141 grams, 12.1 cm
Acquired circa May 1957, for £1.00. 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.12.
