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LOT 0449
Egyptian Terracotta Mould with Impression of the Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1379-1362 B.C.
2 in. (4.96 grams, 27 mm).
Oblate type with incuse cartouche of Akhenaten. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 7th February 1962, for 5 shillings.
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.87.
Cf. Seyfried, F. (ed.), In the Light of Amarna: 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery, Berlin, 2012, p. 100, fig. 2, for an example of a mould bearing Akhenaten's cartouche, likely used to produce a ring bezel.
FootnotesThis mould was probably used to produce a jewellery element, an inlay, or an amulet.
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LOT 0449
Egyptian Terracotta Mould with Impression of the Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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