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LOT 0739
Egyptian Steatite Scarab and Plaque Group
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (6.3 grams total, 9-14 mm).
Including scarab, scaraboid and other types with incised hieroglyphs and other symbols. [6]
ProvenanceEx 1990s collection.
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LOT 0739
Egyptian Steatite Scarab and Plaque Group
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Egyptian Steatite Mould Fragment
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Irregular fragment with deep-cut design for an item of jewellery, ribbed shank ending in a sphere with rosette. 64 grams, 63 mm
Acquired 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.147. -
Egyptian Limestone Block from a Tomb with Cartouche of Queen Nefertiti
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1353-1332 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 12 | Current Bid: £550
Rectangular block with a dressed face, preserving most of a low-relief cartouche containing Nefertiti's name, 'Neferneferu[aten] Nefertiti'. 1.13 kg, 11.2 cm
Acquired in March 1977. 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.129. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13493-262901.
Most inscribed objects related to Akhenaten or his family were systematically smashed or defaced after his death. Some scholars think that Nefertiti then took the royal name Neferneferuaten and may have served as a co-regent or an independent ruler. -
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Seated Harpocrates
Alexandria, 1st century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Hollow-formed and moulded in the half-round, reclining figure with wreath and diadem, amphora and other items; hollow to the underside. 236 grams, 12.4 cm
The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland; acquired in November 1997 or 1998 from Galerie Puhze, TEFAF Basel, no.137. with Jean-David Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 9 November 2013, no.66.
