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LOT 0490
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Qenamun
NEW KINGDOM, MID-18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1479-1425 B.C.
8 1/2 in. (450 grams, 21.4 cm).
Complete cone, preserving its slender tapering form, with the flat circular end faintly impressed with four horizontal lines of abraded hieroglyphic text reading: 'An offering which the king gives to Osiris, lord of eternity, may he give a voice offering of all good purified things, for the ka of the scribe of documents of the god's wife, Qenamun, 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. 488, for the cone type.
FootnotesQenamun's title indicates that he was responsible for the legal correspondence, decrees, and official documentation issued by or sent to the institution of the royal priestess of Amun. Although abraded, this cone is clearer in certain areas of the inscription than the one recorded by Davies and Macadam in their 1957 catalogue of funerary cones. Qenamun's tomb in the Theban necropolis has not yet been identified.
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LOT 0490
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Qenamun
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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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 Bronze Bell with Faces
Late-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Hollow-formed miniature bell with integral loop handle, four radiating female faces to the sidewall - possibly depicting the goddess Hathor. 14 grams, 20 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
The bell may have been part of a musical instrument. Many musical rituals centred on Hathor, often accompanied by musicians playing sistrums. -
Egyptian Cartonnage Pectoral Panel on Stand
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Rectangular panel with bands of triangles, teardrops and other motifs in white, red, blue and pale green; winged scarab at the bottom, lower portion of a winged sun disc flanked by uraei to the top; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.06 kg total, 31.4 cm wide including stand
Ex early 20th century collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page, including provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13518-263302.
This piece was probably part of a set of cartonnage trappings placed on the mummy.
