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LOT 0436
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Qebehsenuef Attachment
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
1 in. (5.45 grams, 25 mm).
Highly stylised head of the falcon god Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, with incised feather decoration to the front, flat-backed, with two holes for attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
FootnotesThis amulet was likely attached to a visceral package or sewn onto mummy bandages. Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
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LOT 0436
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Qebehsenuef Attachment
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Black Stone Scarab with Seated Figure
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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From a mid 20th century collection. -
Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Roman Lady
Hellenistic Period, circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Depicting the cloth-wrapped head of a lady, mounted on a wooden stand. 40.9 grams total, 51 mm including stand
Acquired from High Street, Herne Bay, circa June 1957, for £1.00. Certificate of antiquity no.668 of Blanchard's Egyptian Museum, Cairo. 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.11.
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Egyptian Stone Round-Bottomed Kohl Jar
Naqada II-III Period, circa 3500-3000 B.C. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Ovoid in profile with flared rim to the mouth. 179 grams, 78 mm
Ex Belinda Elliston collection, a member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, 1940s onwards.
