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LOT 0055
Egyptian Green Stone Baboon Statuette
NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1 1/4 in. (6.21 grams, 33 mm).
Carved in the round as an amuletic baboon figure with a lunar crescent-and-disc headdress and a ribbed suspension loop behind the head.
ProvenancePrivate collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13180-249315.
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p. 27 and fig. 24c, for a discussion and example of the amulet type.
FootnotesAmulets depicting the squatting baboon wearing the lunar headdress can represent either Thoth or Khonsu.
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LOT 0055
Egyptian Green Stone Baboon Statuette
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£825 (EUR 957; USD 1,114) ‡+BP*
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Egyptian and Phoenician Stone Scarab Group
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
Mixed group of scarabs and scaraboids, all inscribed on the undersides with hieroglyphs and motifs, including the cartouches of Amenhotep III and Thutmosis III. 7.7 grams total, 13-17 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1353-1332 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £65
Irregular fragment with a partial cartouche in sunk relief, containing the final part of Akhenaten's throne name, Nefer-kheperu-Re (meaning 'Beautiful are the Manifestations of Re'), with traces of blue and white pigment. 157 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired in March 1977. 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.128.
Due to the destruction of Akhenaten's royal city, Akhetaten, most monuments and statuary were recovered in fragmentary condition (for example, Peet, T.E., Woolley, C.L., The City of Akhenaten, Part I, Excavations of 1921 and 1922 at el-'Amarneh, London, 1923, pls. XXXII-XXXIV, for several fragmentary architectural elements bearing Akhenaten's cartouches). -
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*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £20
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.
