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LOT 0511
Egyptian Papyrus Fragments in Display Stand
DEMOTIC, 300 B.C.-300 A.D.
6 1/4 in. (80 grams total, 16 cm including stand).
Irregular papyrus fragments with traces of Demotic and Greek script; mounted in a protective acrylic display. [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 0511
Egyptian Papyrus Fragments in Display Stand
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Overseer Shabti
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Overseer shabti type wearing a duplex wig with a fringed lower portion and the characteristic overseer's apron, with the right hand across the chest holding a whip; mounted on a display stand. 131 grams total, 13.1 cm including stand
Acquired from Richardson, February 1965, for £2.00. 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.111.
Although uninscribed, this robust figure with a distinctive fringed wig compares to other examples in museum collections (e.g. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 5: A Selection from the Manchester Museum, Lymm, 2012, 324, nos 184a-b). -
Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round in a sitting pose with head turned; old collector's label: 'Ancient Egyptian Charm Figure of the Sacred Cat. B.C. 900. Fine style & work & quite perfect. From the Hilton Price Collection'; with an old wooden stand. 3.01 grams, 23 mm
From the private collection of Frederick George Hilton Price (1842–1909). From the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century. Accompanied by an old, original handwritten information label. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi and Segmenta with Vegetation, Animals and Geometric Ornament
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a squared tablion or fragment of clavus representing a lion with a spotted body, of Sassanid style, the frame featuring geometric patterns; an orbiculus in brown-purple over white linen, S-twist, featuring a bird, frame decorated with meanders; a fragment of textile in red, green, black and yellow wool, representing flowers; and a red and black geometric ornament featuring a type of a flower. 11.69 grams total, 8.3-11.3 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
A significant feature of this group of textiles is the fragment featuring a lion; it reveals strong Sassanid influences and may date to the brief period of the Sassanid conquest of Roman Egypt, between 618 and 628 AD.
