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LOT 0494
Egyptian Terracotta Statuette Head of the God Serapis
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (28.98 grams, 59 mm).
Fragment depicting the god Serapis, with tight curly hair and beard, wearing a modius crown. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 0494
Egyptian Terracotta Statuette Head of the God Serapis
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Green Glazed Faience Shabti of the Osiris Ankhes-en-Mut
Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 980-935 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Upper section of a mummiform shabti wearing a lappet wig, with arms crossed and hands holding agricultural implements, and a black-painted seed bag on the back; hieroglyphic panel on the lower body reading: 'The Osiris, Ankhes-en-Mut…'; mounted on a display stand. 101 grams total, 11.3 cm including stand
Acquired from the Egyptian Exploration Society, 30th June 1965, for 2 shillings and sixpence. 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.116.
It is possible that this shabti belongs to the same individual as another shabti in the Archaeological Museum, Krakow (Schlögl, H.A., Corpus der ägyptischen Totenfiguren der öffentlichen Sammlungen Krakaus, Krakow, 2000,p. 195, no. 16). -
Egyptian Cartonnage Hand Fragment and Wooden Model Arm
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The arm modelled in bent pose with hand pierced to accept the handle of a tool; cartonnage fragment with finger detailing. 18 grams total, 73-82 mm
with a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s. From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Segmenta and Tablia with Figures, Animals and Geometric Decoration
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a large segmentum in linen and wool, with hares and lions, hunters with shields, purple wool on linen, S-torsion; fragment of a tabula with borders in dentellid decoration; a complete tabula in red, white and purple; small parts of a clavus with floral and animal embroidery. 27 grams total, 5.4-24.2 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
The fragments are decorative parts of tunics. These are fabrics of great decorative finesse, with some elements displaying an unusual and extremely well-preserved colour palette.
