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LOT 0524
Egyptian Pinched Earthenware Bowl
COPTIC, CIRCA 4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (410 grams, 13.7 cm).
With rounded underside, sharply waisted profile, vertical rim with inner rib. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 0524
Egyptian Pinched Earthenware Bowl
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment with Lateral Clavi and Central Orbiculus Representing Figures and Animals
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Larger portion of a tunic with decorative strips (clavi) ending with circular decorations (orbiculi), and central orbiculus in red, green and yellow wool, S-twist tapestry, decorated with Nilotic scenes including plants, animals, possibly human figures. 59 grams total including paper folder, 32.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
Among the many fragments of wool tunics, there are several long strips that match to form nearly full-length central pectoral clavi and orbiculi. They are patterned with a profusion of small figures or interlaced abstract designs, birds, plants and animals, with a contrasting border filled with geometric motifs. -
Egyptian Carved Cedar Wood Sarcophagus Mask
Ptolemaic-Roman Period, 332 B.C.-100 A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
From the lid of an anthropoid coffin, representing the idealised features of the deceased beneath a broad, rounded wig, the elongated face modelled with large almond-shaped eyes beneath extended brows, a prominent nose, delineated lips and projecting ears, the chin tapering to a rounded point; a curved incision separates the headdress from the forehead, the broadly flattened reverse preserving sockets and wooden plugs from the original pegged attachment to the coffin lid; preparatory gesso and traces of polychrome decoration remaining across the face and headdress; mounted on a modern metal display stand. 1.43 kg total, 32.5 cm including stand
Private collection, Yorkshire, UK, acquired in the mid-20th century.
Wooden coffins were mostly manufactured from multiple elements, often with the face and front portion of the headdress carved separately and attached to the lid using dowels. -
Egyptian Bronze Jackal Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Kneeling jackal-headed figure wearing a pleated shendyt - kilt and holding regalia in its hands; on an integral, tongue-shaped base with a suspension loop at the back. 13.6 grams total, 34 mm including stand
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
An interesting amulet. The jackal-headed figure is likely Anubis, the prominent funerary deity, though it could also be Wepwawet or Duamutef, one of the Four Sons of Horus.
