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LOT 0451
Egyptian Pecked Flint Hammerstone
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3,000 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (140 grams, 48 mm).
Round in plan with some cortex. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 0451
Egyptian Pecked Flint Hammerstone
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Steatite Plaque Amulet with Lotus
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Rectangular openwork plaque with two blooming lotus flowers, one on each side, pierced twice for suspension. 1.77 grams, 14 mm
From an early 20th century UK collection. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
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Egyptian Alabaster Shabti Figure of the Osiris, Kay
New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasty, circa 1292-1077 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Mummiform figure wearing a short lappet wig, with a black-painted broad collar, arms crossed over the chest, holding black-painted agricultural implements; eight columns of black hieroglyphic text surround the figure's lower half, the front central column reading: 'The illuminated one, the Osiris, Kay...'. 297 grams total, 15.5 cm including stand
Acquired privately at Cumberland Coin Fair, Marble Arch, circa 1980, for £75.00. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13492-262899. -
Egyptian Terracotta Statuette of the God Harpocrates
Graeco-Roman Period, 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Hollow-formed and moulded in the round, standing figure with index finger of right hand raised to the mouth; hollow to the underside and circular hole to the reverse. 141 grams, 12.1 cm
Acquired circa May 1957, for £1.00. 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.12.
