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LOT 0420
Egyptian Royal Bright Blue Glazed Shabti Fragment with Cartouche
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA EARLY 13TH CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (35 grams, 50 mm).
The lower legs and feet are preserved, bearing a portion of the central frontal column of inscription in black, with the sign of royalty followed by a cartouche containing a sun disc with a seated divinity beneath, wearing a feather headdress; below the cartouche are the two signs meaning 'true of voice'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
FootnotesAn intriguing fragment. The brilliant blue colour suggests shabtis for Seti I, although the cartouche lacks the men sign that would correctly spell his name. It seems possible that this was an artisan's mistake - after all, Seti I was buried with at least 700 shabtis.
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LOT 0420
Egyptian Royal Bright Blue Glazed Shabti Fragment with Cartouche
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Faience Cat Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round in a sitting pose with head turned; old collector's label: 'Ancient Egyptian Charm Figure of the Sacred Cat. B.C. 900. Fine style & work & quite perfect. From the Hilton Price Collection'; with an old wooden stand. 3.01 grams, 23 mm
From the private collection of Frederick George Hilton Price (1842–1909). From the estate of a deceased Sussex private collector since the early 20th century. Accompanied by an old, original handwritten information label. -
Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Overseer Shabti
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Overseer shabti type wearing a duplex wig with a fringed lower portion and the characteristic overseer's apron, with the right hand across the chest holding a whip; mounted on a display stand. 131 grams total, 13.1 cm including stand
Acquired from Richardson, February 1965, for £2.00. 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.111.
Although uninscribed, this robust figure with a distinctive fringed wig compares to other examples in museum collections (e.g. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 5: A Selection from the Manchester Museum, Lymm, 2012, 324, nos 184a-b). -
Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment of a Tablion from a Tunic with Facing Bust
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
In linen and wool, showing the half-bust of a man clad in tunica paragaudata, borders with geometric decorations. 4.68 grams, 10 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The tabula, or tablion, was a square embroidery used to decorate tunics or mantles. This one, interestingly, shows a man dressed in the typical late Roman tunic, featuring the image of a soldier or military servant.
