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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)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Coptic Wooden Comb
Circa 4th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £230
With fine teeth cut on one side and coarser teeth on the other; some absent; mounted on a custom-made stand. 12.62 grams total, comb: 51 mm, 85 mm high including stand
Ex Carl Leonhard Burckhardt-Reinhard (1902-1965), formed since 1922, Egypt. Inherited by his son Christopher Burckhardt in 1966, Switzerland. Since then in the possession of his wife, Switzerland.
The type is attested in Egypt, where it is particularly well documented in the Coptic Period. The lack of decoration makes a more precise chronological classification difficult. As evidenced by a wooden comb of the same type from Antinoë, the fine-toothed side was also used for removing head lice. In the present example, the comb continued on one side for an indeterminate length. -
Egyptian Faience Beads and Amulets
Late Period-Roman Period, 664 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of beads, including two cat-shaped amulets, a hybrid dwarf with a ram's head, bird wings and tail, wearing a lunar crescent-and-disc headdress, large barrel-shaped bead, and others. 47 grams total, 1-23 mm
Ex 1990s collection. -
Egyptian Silver Poppy Amulet Pair
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each a bulbous poppy-head with a loop at the apex. 2.04 grams total, 17-18 mm
Ex mid 19th century collection.
