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LOT 0539
Egyptian Pale Blue Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 22ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 945-715 B.C.
4 1/2 in. (42 grams, 11.6 cm).
Mummiform figure with a high-relief bag wig, a top sash band, facial details, tools, a seed bag, and hieroglyphs on the lower body in black. [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 0539
Egyptian Pale Blue Glazed Hieroglyphic Shabti
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Frog Oil Lamp
Roman Period, 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ovoid in plan and biconvex in section, low-relief frog image on the discus, starburst on the underside; old collector's note: 'Very light buff coloured frog lamp. Exact type as illustrated in Bailey, [?] Roman pottery lamps. B.17.1963 pl. 14 d. Decorated base. 3-4th century A.D. Found in Alexandria. From Puys-Aubert collection in Alexandria. March 1963.' 71 grams, 81 mm
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 identification card written by Peter Clayton. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Clavus Textile Fragments with Armed Puttoes, Lion and Hound
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening 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 Stone Age Knapped Knife Blade Group from Thebes
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising five sender tongue-shaped in plan and triangular in section, each with an inked inscription reading 'W. Thebes 1912', 'West Themes 1912' or 'Thebes 1912'; with a handwritten label reading 'Scrapers on blades'. 81 grams total, 75-91 mm
Found Thebes, 1912 A.D. From the collection of A.D.Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.
