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LOT 0425
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Nedjem
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY B.C.
8 3/8 in. (494 grams, 21.4 cm).
Portion of a tapering cone with the circular flat end impressed with four columns of hieroglyphic text reading: 'Honoured by Osiris, favoured (one) of the good god, royal butler (?) of the overseer (of the crew?) of Amun, Nedjem, 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. 59, for the cone type.
FootnotesThe Theban tomb of Nedjem remains unknown.
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LOT 0425
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Nedjem
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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