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LOT 0010
Egyptian Limestone Block from a Tomb with Cartouche of Queen Nefertiti
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1353-1332 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (1.13 kg, 11.2 cm).
Rectangular block with a dressed face, preserving most of a low-relief cartouche containing Nefertiti's name, 'Neferneferu[aten] Nefertiti'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.129.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13493-262901.
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LOT 0010
Egyptian Limestone Block from a Tomb with Cartouche of Queen Nefertiti
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Pot
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Squat in profile with low rim to the mouth; old collector's label 'Roman pot found at Aswan'. 75.8 grams, 63 mm wide
Found at Aswan, Egypt. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Egyptian Dolerite Pounder Tool
3rd-late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Plano-convex in section with smoothed upper face; collector's findspot note to underside 'Dolorite pounder. Unfinished obelisk quarry at Aswan. 1976, February'. 660 grams, 10.9 cm
Found at the unfinished obelisk quarry at Aswan, 1976. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Dolerite pounders are hand-held stone tools, widely used in Egypt for quarrying and dressing granite and other hard rocks. -
Egyptian Steatite and Faience Scarab Group
Mainly Second Intermediate Period–New Kingdom, circa 1660-1069 B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Designs include: a tripartite design with ankh, water, nwb, and men signs, with indistinct cartouches possibly of Thutmose III, and signs spelling the phrase 'powerful is the justice of Re' (user-Maat-Re); a line border enclosing the stylised depiction of a striding figure grasping a crocodile, with a neb sign below; a line border enclosing a multitude of signs, including Thutmose III’s throne name (men-kheper-Re), and that of Amun; a line border enclosing central Hathoric sistrum; a line border enclosing a symmetrical motif in contrasting black glaze. 10.6 grams total, 13-19 mm
Acquired on the European art market in the early 2000s. With Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
