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LOT 0485
Egyptian Red Quartzite Granite Hieroglyphic Fragment with Part of Cartouche
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1379-1362 B.C.
2 1/2 in. (74 grams, 64 mm).
Irregular fragment preserving portions of two vertical columns of hieroglyphic text, including the lower part of a royal cartouche with an ankh sign beneath. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in March 1979.
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.144.
After Akhenaten's death, the pharaoh's monuments were systematically smashed or defaced. Numerous excavations at Amarna rarely recovered complete or near-complete statuary.
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LOT 0485
Egyptian Red Quartzite Granite Hieroglyphic Fragment with Part of Cartouche
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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