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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.
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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*
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Romano-Egyptian Pottery Shrine
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Tubular type with domed 'beehive' roof and pierced lug at the apex, carinated collar and rectangular opening. 127 grams, 10.4 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Egyptian Mounted Coptic Tunic Textile Fragment of a Clavus with Nilotic Ornament
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a large segmentum in linen and wool, purple wool on linen, S-torsion, borders with dentilled decoration, floral and vegetal embroidery divided into three running strips; mounted on linen backing. 88 grams total, 26 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This embroidery was typical of tunics and garments characterised by full-length clavi, decorated with either intricate geometric patterns or with a multitude of small figures and animals, often edged with geometric borders and finished with thick, weft-loop fringes or cords. -
Large Egyptian Wooden Figure
Middle Kingdom, circa 2050-1786 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Funerary figure with sockets for separate pivoting arms, ankle-length kilt with peg base; painted facial details and hair; mounted on a custom-made stand. 107 grams, 32.2 cm (179 grams total, 36 cm including stand)
Previously with Bonhams in the early 2000s. with Lyon & Turnbull, 17 November 2022, no.545. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the Lyon & Turnbull catalogue listing.
