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LOT 0426
Egyptian Painted Limestone Tomb Wall Fragment
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 19TH DYNASTY, 1290-1279 B.C.
6 3/4 in. (255 grams, 17 cm).
Leaf-shaped in plan and triangular in section, with linear carving and pigment on the flat face, and part of a figure(?). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in February 1978.
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.141.
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LOT 0426
Egyptian Painted Limestone Tomb Wall Fragment
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Alabaster Alabastron
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Ovoid jar with a rounded base, concave shoulders and flared neck; remains of lug handles, restored. 332 grams, 14 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Egyptian Terracotta Mould with Impression of the Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1353-1332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rounded tongue-shaped mould with an impressed cartouche containing the throne name of Akhenaten, Nefer-kheperu-Re (meaning 'Beautiful are the Manifestations of Re'). 4.26 grams, 25 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.86.
Moulds like this were used to produce faience amulets or inlays bearing the pharaoh's cartouche. Akhenaten's throne name, Nefer-kheperu-Re, remained unchanged throughout his reign, while his birth name changed from Amenhotep IV ('Amun is satisfied') to Akhenaten ('Servant of the Aten'). -
Graeco-Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Lady
Hellenistic Period, circa 2nd century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Moulded in the half-round with fine facial detailing. 35.4 grams, 62 mm
Acquired 21st March 1965. 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.109.
