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LOT 0415
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Hat
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 15TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/4 in. (365 grams, 16 cm).
Almost complete funerary cone of typical tapering form, with the circular flat end impressed with two unbordered horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text, reading: "The Osiris, corn measurer of Amun, Hat (or Hat-Amun)". [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
Cf. Davies, N. de G. & Laming Macadam F., A Corpus of Inscribed Egyptian Funerary Cones, Oxford, 1957, no. 290, for the type.
FootnotesThis individual's tomb remains unknown.
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LOT 0415
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Hat
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
Dressed stone fragment with a vertical border and the lower portion of a cartouche with rope bands. 70 grams, 58 mm
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Opening Bid: £350
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Ex Belinda Elliston collection, a member of the Egyptian Exploration Society, 1940s onwards. -
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
