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LOT 0428
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Minnakht
NEW KINGDOM, MID-18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1450-1350 B.C.
4 in. (323 grams, 10 cm).
Large portion of a tapering cone, with the circular flat end impressed with six columns of hieroglyphic text reading: 'The Osiris, wab-priest, lector-priest of Mut, Minnakht, wab-priest who goes ahead, god's father of Mut, Minnakht, scribe of the divine book(s) of Mut, Minnakht, the Osiris, scribe of the divine offerings of Mut, Minnakht, true of voice.' [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. 2, for the cone type.
FootnotesAlthough Minnakht's tomb has yet to be identified in the Theban necropolis, his funerary cones have long been known. Some details of his career are known from a unique block statue in the Cairo Museum (inv. no. CG 624/JE 27585), which includes important funerary religious texts (El Gabry, D., Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 110, no. 1-2, 2024, pp. 131-149).
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LOT 0428
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Minnakht
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Alabaster Shabti of Pharaoh Ramesses VI
New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, circa 1140-1132 B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formless mummiform shape (head missing), with the lower portions of a lappet wig, schematically represented arms and hands, a collar, and an inscription added in black, with traces of green pigment; the inscription, including two cartouches, reads: 'The illuminated one, the Osiris, Lord of the Two Lands Neb-Maat-Re, beloved of Amun, Master of Appearances, Ramesses', sḥḏ wsı͗r nb tꜢwy (nb-mꜢꜤt-rꜤ mry ı͗mn) nb ḫꜤw (rꜤ-ms.sw). 431 grams, 14.7 cm
Acquired 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.126.
This rather rudimentary, peg-like shabti is characteristic of those for Ramesses IV, VI, and VII, as well as of non-royal figurines of the 20th Dynasty. Because of their virtually featureless appearance, which relies entirely on painted details, this shabti type has been referred to as 'à contours perdus' ('with lost outlines'). -
Phoenician Terracotta Head Group
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
One mould formed with shoulder-length hair and puffy features; the other hollow to the reverse. 28.5 grams total, 33-34 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Egyptian Terracotta Pseudo-Hathor Votive Jug
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a model janiform jug with loop handles (one absent), a spout, and addorsed masks of Hathor with hatched detailing on the hair, arms bent below the face, and hands cupping the breasts; repaired and mounted on a custom-made stand. 192 grams total, 10.2 cm high including stand
From a Hastings, Kent, UK, antiques dealer, (shop closed 2009). with Burstow & Hewett, 2024. Acquired by the current owner from the above. Accompanied by a copy of an illustrated academic report by Simone Musso.
