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LOT 0508
Egyptian Limestone Painted Relief Fragment from a Tomb
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 2030-1640 B.C.
4 in. (91 grams, 10.3 cm).
Triangular in section with one decorated face including a band of vertical panels within a border, possibly wing feathers. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s.
From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
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LOT 0508
Egyptian Limestone Painted Relief Fragment from a Tomb
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Gold Bead Amulet
Late New Kingdom-Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-900 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Formed as a poppy seed with flaring terminals. 0.95 grams, 9 mm
Ex early 20th century French collection. -
Egyptian Pale Blue Glazed Shabti.
Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, circa 945-715 B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mummiform figure with a high-relief bag wig, a top sash band, facial details, tools, a seed bag, and hieroglyphs on the lower body, all applied in black pigment. 40 grams, 10.8 cm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi and Segmenta with Geometric Ornament
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: an orbiculus, in red-purple wool and coarse linen, with geometric decoration; a heart-shaped bud in red, dark blue, green, and yellow wool; a fragment of a clavus with plant ornaments, in brown, yellow, green and dark blue purple wool; and a further orbiculus, with a deep blue-violet background and geometric decorative motifs outlined in raw wool, featuring fine honeycomb work and left-hand twist in red, blue, and yellow wool. 9.75 grams total, 7.5-13.4 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The fragments are decorative parts of tunics. These are fabrics of great decorative finesse, with some elements displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette. The plant designs are related to the so-called Nilotic decorative pattern.
