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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)
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