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LOT 0585
Egyptian Steatite Scaraboid Amulet with Hieroglyphs
HYKSOS PERIOD-EARLY NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1782-1500 B.C.
3/4 in. (2.36 grams, 20 mm).
Plano-convex in section, underside with nfr and ankh hieroglyphs meaning 'good life', with a stylised lotus plant motif above and below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceExcavated from Egypt in 1914.
From the private collection of Mr David Sams and his wife, Elizabeth Kate Sams, gentry and amateur archaeologists who travelled to Egypt in 1914 with their daughter, Ethel. Mr Sams and his wife led digging expeditions from which these items come, from the family estate of Mr and Mrs Sams, by direct descent to their granddaughter.
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LOT 0585
Egyptian Steatite Scaraboid Amulet with Hieroglyphs
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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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 Gilt Cartonnage Mask
Late Period, circa 600-300 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Fragmentary mask in cartonnage (layers of linen and plaster) with a gilded surface and details of the striated wig, eye, nostrils and lips added in black pigment. 16 grams, 21.2 cm
Private Edgewater, Florida, USA, collection; acquired by James W. Anonymous sale; UK auction house, early 2000s. Private collection, 2022. J.W.Collection, acquired 2026. Accompanied by a copy of two previous illustrated catalogue pages. -
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Tool and Arrowhead Collection
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a tanged arrowhead, three leaf-shaped tools, a tongue-shaped with a fading inked inscription, one triangular-shaped with knapped edge. 97 grams total, 45-98 mm
From the collection of A.D. Passmore (1879-1958), his collection of flints from the area of Stonehenge was donated to the Ashmolean Museum in the 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton.
