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LOT 0023
Egyptian Turquoise Blue Glazed Faience Shabti with Cartouche of Kedmerut
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 22ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 825-777 B.C.
3 7/8 in. (60.8 grams, 99 mm).
Mummiform shabti wearing a lappet wig, bearing a faintly modelled royal uraeus on the brow, with arms crossed and hands holding black-painted hoes, a black-painted seed belt across the back, black detailing on the face, and hieroglyphic text on the lower body giving the introduction 'The Osiris' followed by Kedmerut's name within a cartouche. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
LiteratureCf. Janes, G., The Shabti Collections 6: A Selection from the World Museum, Liverpool, Lymm, 2016, 233-234, nos 161a-c, for similar examples of her shabtis.
FootnotesKedmerut was the 23rd Divine Adoratrice of Amun, a title originally bestowed on the daughter of Amun’s chief priests during Hatshepsut’s reign (1473–1458 BC). By the Third Intermediate Period, these priestly women also held the title ‘God’s Wife of Amun’ and wielded considerable power, effectively ruling Upper Egypt as sovereigns. Indeed, Kedmerut’s shabti bears a uraeus on its forehead, symbolising kingship.
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LOT 0023
Egyptian Turquoise Blue Glazed Faience Shabti with Cartouche of Kedmerut
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Sandstone Offering Table Fragment
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragment of a rectangular offering table with incised drainage channels forming a segmented surface, creating a spout at the top end and feeding channels around a central raised panel, bearing incised depictions of two circular loaves flanked by beer jugs; the underside dressed. 1.62 kg, 21.5 cm
Acquired in April 1963. 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 identification card written by Peter Clayton. -
Egyptian Green Stone Baboon Statuette
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £825
Carved in the round as an amuletic baboon figure with a lunar crescent-and-disc headdress and a ribbed suspension loop behind the head. 6.21 grams, 33 mm
Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13180-249315.
Amulets depicting the squatting baboon wearing the lunar headdress can represent either Thoth or Khonsu. -
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Egyptian Carnelian Heart Scarab
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With fine anatomical detailing on the body and striated wingcase, legs folded beneath the body and flanked by a ribbed suspension loop. 2.55 grams, 17 mm
From a mid 20th century collection.
The scarab amulet was one of ancient Egypt’s most widespread symbols, signifying rebirth, transformation, and protection. Modelled on the dung beetle associated with the sun god Khepri—believed to roll the sun across the sky—it embodied the cycle of life and renewal. Widely used from the early Middle Kingdom onwards, scarabs served as funerary amulets, personal charms, and seals, often inscribed with prayers or names. They reflect both spiritual beliefs and daily life in ancient Egypt. Naturalistic scarabs made of semi-precious stones, such as this example, are a characteristic feature of Late Period burials.
