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LOT 0460
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Hat
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 15TH-14TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 in. (246 grams, 70 mm).
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". [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 same cone design, but reversed.
FootnotesThis individual's tomb remains unknown. Interestingly, this cone is a variant of Hat's known type, which is not unusual, as variant cones for other tomb owners are also known.
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LOT 0460
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
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Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Amunhotep, called Huy
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 1350 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Front portion of a tapering funerary cone, with the circular flat end impressed with five columns of hieroglyphic text, reading: 'Honoured before Osiris, hereditary prince, Amunhotep, called Huy, this famous person in the entire land, born of the dignitary Hepu'. 220 grams, 71 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.
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Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Curved Knife Blade from Thebes
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Lentoid in profile, with one curved blade and a sharp tip, rounded butt; accompanied by a handwritten label reading 'Knife with fine ripple flaking, Neolithic'. 59 grams, 10.4 cm
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