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LOT 0422
Egyptian Terracotta Mould for a Pomegranate Amulet
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1379-1362 B.C.
7/8 in. (3.22 grams, 21 mm).
Rectangular mould with incuse pomegranate motif on one side; with old collector's record card detailing findspot, place of purchase and other details. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired April 1980.
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.149.
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LOT 0422
Egyptian Terracotta Mould for a Pomegranate Amulet
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian and Other Mixed Artefact Collection
2nd century B.C. and laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Including faience, glass, marble, bronze, stucco, terracotta and wooden items such as a bangle, Byzantine trade weight, stylised coiled serpent, peg, beads, and others. 159 grams total, 3-75 mm
Ex Horatio and Patsy Melas, Alexandria, Egypt, acquired before 1967; thence by descent, moved to Switzerland and London. with Chiswick Auctions, London, UK, 11 May 2016, no.132. -
'Saqqara' Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Spearhead
Neolithic Period, circa 6,000 B.P.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Triangular in plan with swept barbs to the rear edge; marked 'Near Great Pyramid 1912' and 'G[.]RRA'. 59.5 grams, 84 mm
Found near the Great Pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt, 1912. Acquired from Sotheby's, 16 June 1959 (part), £4.10. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton. -
Large Egyptian Bronze Statue of Osiris
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Modelled in the round, standing erect and wearing a long, tight-fitting garment, with hands emerging from openings to hold the nekhakha flail and heka crook; on his head is an atef crown, consisting of the white crown with lateral feathers, ram's horns and a uraeus; below his chin extends a braided false beard, supported behind with a short tab; the eye sockets inlaid with glass; mounted on a custom-made stand. 3.76 kg total, 41.5 cm high including stand
From an old Japanese private collection formed in the 1970s. Mr M.S. prior to 1988. Acquired from the above 18 April 1988. M. Yekta, UK private collection UK. Acquired from the above 17 Aug 2021. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13469-262425.
Osiris was one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt, associated with the afterlife, resurrection and the regeneration of life. As ruler and judge of the dead, he offered the promise of rebirth to those who hoped to attain eternal life. Bronze statuettes of Osiris were dedicated in temples and placed in tombs as votive offerings. They expressed personal piety and devotion while invoking the god’s protection and his power to grant rebirth in the afterlife.
