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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)
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Egyptian Coptic Tunic Clavus Textile Fragments with Armed Puttoes, Lion and Hound
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising two long strips (clavus) with alternating figures of hunting puttoes with shields, hares and lions. 16.14 grams total, 22-23 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The theme of rabbits or hares, in association with other characters and animals of the Dionysian thiasos in a hunting setting, has notable parallels. Such representations are linked to narratives of the Dionysian cycle. -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragments from a Tunic Tablion with Putto and Horse
Circa 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In white linen and blue wool, tapestry work (S-twist), showing a flying putto with a horse, borders with meander decorations. 3.84 grams total, 67-74 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery used to decorate tunics or mantles. -
Collection of Egyptian Faience and Steatite Scarabs with Gold Mounts
Second Intermediate Period-Late Period, 1782-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising: grey scarab with gold mounting pin, frame and loop, three panels on the underside with ankh and other motifs; grey scarab with traces of turquoise surface, gold mounting pin and loop, hieroglyphs on the underside; cream scarab with gold mounting pin and loop, frieze of three figures on the underside, the middle figure wearing an atef crown. 9.85 grams total, 24-32 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the collector's original inked images.
