Loading, please wait...
LOT 0492
Egyptian Polished Diorite Hammerstone
EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3,000 B.C.
2 1/8 in. (248 grams, 55 mm wide).
Triangular in plan with rounded edges; with a handwritten label reading 'Polished diorite hammerstone. Egyptian, early Dynastic, c. 3000 BC'. [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.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0492
Egyptian Polished Diorite Hammerstone
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
-
Egyptian Polished Diorite Hammerstone
Early Dynastic Period, circa 3,000 B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with rounded edges; with a handwritten label reading 'Polished diorite hammerstone. Egyptian, early Dynastic, c. 3000 BC'. 248 grams, 55 mm wide
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. -
Egyptian Agate Portrait Cameo with Taenia
Graeco-Roman Period, circa 3rd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Ellipsoid plaque with reserved high-relief profile bust, wearing a diadem in the hair. 4.77 grams, 26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Egyptian-style or Hellenistic/Ptolemaic agate cameos featuring a portrait bust bound with a taenia (a narrow fillet or headband) typically represent a royal or divine figure from the Graeco-Roman or Ptolemaic period in Egypt. -
Egyptian Alabaster Fragment with Pharaoh Seti I's Cartouches
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, circa 1278 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 13 | Current Bid: £550
Thick section of alabaster with traces of four columns of hieroglyphs, including two partially preserved cartouches, one containing the birth name and epithet of Seti I, Seti mery-en-Ptah ('Seti, beloved of Ptah'), and the other his throne name, Men-Maat-Re ('Eternal is the justice of Re'). 526 grams, 13.8 cm
Received by gift from archaeologist Cyril Aldred, September 1964. 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.123. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13494-262900.
Peter Clayton's card suggests that the fragment may come from Seti's alabaster sarcophagus, the elaborately decorated lower half of which is in the John Soane Museum, London. The fragment may belong to the lid, which plunderers smashed in antiquity and which survives only in a relatively small number of fragments.
