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LOT 0464
Egyptian Red Quartzite Granite Hieroglyphic Fragment
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1379-1362 B.C.
3 1/4 in. (150 grams, 81 mm).
Irregular fragment preserving two partial hieroglyphs: the swallow and the mouth signs, possibly writing the word wr, meaning 'great'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in April 1980.
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.145.
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LOT 0464
Egyptian Red Quartzite Granite Hieroglyphic Fragment
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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Large Egyptian Black-Topped Vase Fragment
Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 3900–3400 B.C.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Curved in section with applied findspot label 'Abydos Ur(sic) el Gaab'. 166 grams, 13.6 cm
Found at Umm el-Ga'ab, Abydos, Egypt. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Umm el-Qa'ab is Arabic for 'mother of pots', referring to the mounds of Predynastic and later pottery left by ancient pilgrims and more recent excavators. -
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Ushabti of Karomama Meritmut
Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, circa 900 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Characteristic mummiform figure for the Divine Adoratrice Karomama Meritmut G, wearing a bag-like khat headcloth fronted by a uraeus, and a trailing flap at the back, with opposed hands each holding a hoe; faint traces of an inscription on the lower front are illegible; and another small blue-olive-green mummiform shabti of late New Kingdom date wearing a lappet wig with opposed (not crossed) hands holding agricultural implements, details in black; a partially preserved column of hieroglyphic text on the lower body, reading: 'The Osiris, Wenis...'; on a wooden display stand. 167 grams total, 10.9-13.7 cm
The smaller one acquired Caledonian Market, 16th March 1962 for 5 shillings. 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.94.
The tomb of Karomama Meritmut G was discovered in the 19th century within the mortuary temple complex of Ramesses II, known as the Ramesseum, at Thebes. She was buried with kilted overseer ushabtis and mummiform worker figurines such as this one. Although its inscription is illegible, other preserved examples (such as British Museum EA74324) suggest it almost certainly read: 'The Osiris, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun, Karomama, beloved of Mut'. -
Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Qebehsenuef Attachment
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Highly stylised head of the falcon god Qebehsenuef, one of the Four Sons of Horus, with incised feather decoration to the front, flat-backed, with two holes for attachment. 5.45 grams, 25 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
This amulet was likely attached to a visceral package or sewn onto mummy bandages. Qebehsenuef protected the intestines.
