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LOT 0009
Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1353-1332 B.C.
4 1/8 in. (157 grams, 10.5 cm).
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. [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.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).
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LOT 0009
Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Mounted Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of a Tablion with Animals
Circa 4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In purple wool and coarse linen, S-torsion, embroidered with an image of a horse and a flying putto, the borders decorated with meanders; mounted on linen backing. 54 grams total, 14 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery decorating tunics and mantles. These fabrics were of great decorative finesse, displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. The animal design recalls Iranian motifs, while the flying putto combines Dionysiac and Christian figurative elements. -
Egyptian Limestone Shabti of Neferrenpet
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Ramesside Period, circa 1100 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,725
Mummiform type with arms crossed and hands modelled in relief; face framed by a tripartite wig with long lappets; four horizontal lines of inscription around the front and back of the lower body, separated by border lines and interrupted by a vertical band on the reverse; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 708 grams total, 25.2 cm high including stand
Surface slightly worn, especially in the face and at the tips of the feet.
Ex Roger Liechti (1934 -2010), Petit-Lancy, Switzerland. Thence by descent in the family, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13472-263059.
Neferrenpet was a popular New Kingdom name, borne by a Vizier of the South, one of the most important officials serving Ramesses II. A large (32 cm high) limestone shabti for him is now in Florence (Aubert, J-F., Aubert, L., Statuettes Égyptiennes: chaouabtis, ouchebtis, Paris, 1974, p. 96). The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a smaller limestone shabti (19 cm) from the time of Ramesses II, inscribed for a sculptor named Neferrenpet (Hayes, W.C., The Scepter of Egypt. A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vol 2, New York, 1990 (reprint), p. 426). However, because the inscription on the present shabti includes no titles, it remains uncertain whether it belonged to either of them or to another person with the same name. -
Egyptian Limestone Pair of Eyes and Ears
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A pair of narrow, almond-shaped eyes with elegantly curved, slightly set-off lids; the eyeballs are slightly convex; the reverse is smoothed; the tip and part of the surface of one earlobe are missing; traces of black paint and a reddish-yellow colour (paint or iron oxide deposits); originally served as inlays for a coffin mask. 234 grams total, 21.5 cm wide including stand
Israeli art market, 2015, from Mr I.H., a licensed art dealer from Jerusalem.
