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LOT 0680
Egyptian Steatite Scarab for Pharaoh Amenhotep III
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1386-1349 B.C.
5/8 in. (2.54 grams, 17 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with carapace and leg detailing; on the underside, a cartouche of Amenhotep III and possible epithet to the side, nb-mꜢꜤt-RꜤ (s)mn mnw ('Neb-maat-Re, establisher of monuments'). [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s.
From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a two page archival record and provenance report.
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LOT 0680
Egyptian Steatite Scarab for Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Amenhotep, Called Huy
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, mid-to-late 14th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Sizeable portion of a funerary cone with a tapering profile and a circular flat end impressed with a partial stamp, which, when complete with five columns of text, would read: 'Honoured by Osiris, hereditary prince, Amenhotep, called Huy, the famous person in the entire land, born of the dignitary Hepu.' 174 grams, 61 mm
Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Although funerary cones of Amenhotep have circulated for a long time, his tomb was documented only in 1996 by the German Egyptologist Friederike Kampp-Seyfried (tomb 396), primarily on the basis of the number of funerary cones found at the site. In this example, the cone appears to have been made too small to accommodate the full stamp design. -
Egyptian Green Stone Baboon Statuette
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £825
Carved in the round as an amuletic baboon figure with a lunar crescent-and-disc headdress and a ribbed suspension loop behind the head. 6.21 grams, 33 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13180-249315.
Amulets depicting the squatting baboon wearing the lunar headdress can represent either Thoth or Khonsu. -
Egyptian Cartonnage Hand Fragment and Wooden Model Arm
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The arm modelled in bent pose with hand pierced to accept the handle of a tool; cartonnage fragment with finger detailing. 18 grams total, 73-82 mm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
