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LOT 0458
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Amenemheb.
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1444-1400 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (333 grams, 90 mm).
Part of a tapering cone, with the circular flat end impressed with two columns of hieroglyphic text reading: 'Deputy of the great army, Amenemheb'. [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.
See Davies, N. de G. & Laming Macadam F., A Corpus of Inscribed Egyptian Funerary Cones, Oxford, 1957, no. 270, for the cone type.
FootnotesAmenemheb's tomb in the Theban necropolis at Sheikh Abd el-Qurna is numbered TT 85. Amenemhab (also known as Mahu), was an important military official who served under pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhotep II.
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LOT 0458
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Amenemheb.
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, circa 1140-1132 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 5 | Current Bid: £300
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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Large Egyptian Green-Gray Slate Fish Palette
Predynastic, Naqada II, 4th millennium B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,175
Broad and flat, the outline is shaped like a stylised, schematic fish, with an ovoid body, rounded front edge, and a gently tapering 'tail' at the rear. 858 grams, 25.3 cm
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