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LOT 0001
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Classic Ficron Handaxe
LOWER PALAEOLITHIC PERIOD, ACHEULEAN, CIRCA 200,000 B.P.
6 1/2 in. (399 grams, 16.5 cm).
Classic bifacial, teardrop- or pear-shaped form, with a broad, rounded butt and tapering sides that terminate in a pointed tip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 0001
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Classic Ficron Handaxe
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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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 Cartonnage Pectoral Panel on Stand
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Rectangular panel with bands of triangles, teardrops and other motifs in white, red, blue and pale green; winged scarab at the bottom, lower portion of a winged sun disc flanked by uraei to the top; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.06 kg total, 31.4 cm wide including stand
Ex early 20th century collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page, including provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13518-263302.
This piece was probably part of a set of cartonnage trappings placed on the mummy. -
Large Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Triad Amulet
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Depicting the youthful Horus with a long, curling sidelock, flanked by the goddess Nephthys on the left and Isis on the right, standing on an integral plinth against a flat back slab with a suspension loop above; Isis wearing a stepped throne headdress, and Nephthys and Isis wearing headdresses comprising the hieroglyphs spelling their names, the trio clasping hands demonstrating the women's protection and guardianship. 19.7 grams, 52 mm
Ex mid-20th-century collection. Ex London, UK, collection. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, dealership. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information page.
Nephthys and Isis were sisters, while Horus is the son of Isis and Osiris, making Nephthys his aunt and the secondary maternal figure in this triad.
