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LOT 0591
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Shabti
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
5 1/2 in. (102 grams, 14 cm).
Modelled with a slender mummiform body on a small rectangular base; the long face framed by a striated tripartite wig and false beard; the hands of the imperceptibly crossed arms hold a hoe and a pick; the right hand also holds a cord from which a seed bag hangs over the figure's back; a dorsal pillar on the reverse; uninscribed.
ProvenanceEx Ms.E.C.(1923-2014), Israel.
Inherited by his son D.L., Switzerland.
Although uninscribed, the distinctive long face, manner of hand styling and long striated wig lappets suggest that it may come from the same mould as another shabti in the World Museum, Liverpool (Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 6: A Selection from the World Museum, Liverpool, Lymm, 2016, p. 501, no. 264b).
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LOT 0591
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Shabti
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) ‡+BP*
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Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Amunhotep, called Huy
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1350 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Front portion of a tapering funerary cone, with the circular flat end impressed with five columns of hieroglyphic text, reading: 'Honoured before Osiris, hereditary prince, Amunhotep, called Huy, this famous person in the entire land, born of the dignitary Hepu'. 220 grams, 71 mm
Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Although funerary cones of Amenhotep have been in circulation for a long time, his Theban tomb was not documented until 1996, when the German Egyptologist Friederike Kampp-Seyfried recorded it and assigned it the number 396. -
Egyptian Terracotta Alexandrian Figure
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hollow-formed vessel with bulbous body and two flared feet below, vertical handle with loop finial and moulded mummy and dolphin motif; marine accretion; inked to underside 'Ex M. Suzanne / Alexandria / 1903-1920'. 178 grams, 19.5 cm
From the collection of David Donlan (1947-2025), a dedicated and lifelong collector with a passion for the ancient world and the natural sciences, forming his collection from 1960s onwards, using many reputable dealers across the United Kingdom, including the well-regarded Coincraft and The Parthenon Gallery. -
Egypto-Phoenician Haematite Scaraboid Seal
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £950
The upper side is modelled as a scarab with a stylised head, prothorax, elytra, and legs; the underside bearing a rampant lion and a statant winged gryphon. 8.35 grams, 21 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.3095.WW. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12715-234628.
