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LOT 0434
Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Roman Lady
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (40.9 grams total, 51 mm including stand).
Depicting the cloth-wrapped head of a lady, mounted on a wooden stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from High Street, Herne Bay, circa June 1957, for £1.00.
Certificate of antiquity no.668 of Blanchard's Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
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.11.
Cf. Fjeldhagen, M., Graeco-Roman Terracottas from Egypt. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, 1995, pp.154-155, no. 144, for a more extreme version of a cloth-wrapped woman's head.
FootnotesThis head comes from a draped female figure, known as the Tanagra-type, often wearing elegant himations (cloaks) and wide-brimmed hats (tholia), or holding accessories such as fans, wreaths, and mirrors.
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LOT 0434
Egyptian Terracotta Head of a Roman Lady
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Painted Wooden Sarcophagus Section
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Rectangular fragment preserving a decorative design of alternating black, red, and white stripes. 20.3 grams, 64 mm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK. -
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone for Hat
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 15th-14th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Almost complete funerary cone of typical tapering form, with the circular flat end impressed with two unbordered horizontal lines of hieroglyphic text, reading: "The Osiris, corn measurer of Amun, Hat". 246 grams, 70 mm
Acquired 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.
This individual's tomb remains unknown. Interestingly, this cone is a variant of Hat's known type, which is not unusual, as variant cones for other tomb owners are also known. -
Romano-Egyptian Pottery Artefact Collection
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a moulded mummiform bust, a camel's head and pottery items. 200 grams total, 46-67 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
