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LOT 0571
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
3/4 in. (1.5 grams, 19 mm).
Bulbous poppy-head with loop at the apex. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx mid 19th century collection.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.65 (n), for a comparable example.
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LOT 0571
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet
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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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Egyptian Black-Topped Vase
Predynastic Period, Naqada II, circa 4000 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Shabti of Nes-pa-her-an
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mummiform figure wearing a lappet wig encircled at the top by a black-painted sash, with arms crossed and hands holding black-painted hoes and a seed bag across the back; eyes and brows detailed in black; with a column of hieroglyphic text in black on the lower body, reading: 'The Osiris, Nes-pa-her-an'; mounted on a custom-made stand. 84 grams total, 11.4 cm including stand
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.113.
Nes-pa-her-an's shabtis were recovered from the so-called 'Priests of Amun Cache' discovered in 1891 in the mortuary temple complex of Queen Hatshepsut.
