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LOT 0748
Egyptian Style Terracotta Bes Figure
EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (151 grams, 13.3 cm).
Standing on a pillar and wearing a feather crown, his hands resting on his knees, large protruding ears and a grimacing expression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Luxor, Egypt.
From a private collection formed in the 1930s.
Cf. Weber, W., Die ägyptisch-griechischen Terrakotten, Berlin, 1914, pl.25, no. 251, for similar.
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LOT 0748
Egyptian Style Terracotta Bes Figure
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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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.
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Egyptian Coptic Tunic Tablion Textile Fragment with Image of a Servant
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a tablion in linen and wool, showing a figure of a man clad in tunica paragaudata inside a roundel, carrying hunting cages, lily flowers in each corner. 3.05 grams, 95 x 95 mm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
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Egyptian Bone Doll
4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Highly stylised human figurine with cuts to indicate features. 9.03 grams, 11.6 cm
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 slip by Peter Clayton.
