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LOT 0527
Gilded Ear from a High Status Egyptian Cartonnage Mask
LATE NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1069-900 B.C.
2 1/4 in. (12.4 grams, 58 mm).
Modelled in the round with red underglaze and gilt finish to the obverse; impressed fabric texture to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a privately curated collection, 1980s-early 2000s.
From the private collection and estate of Christine Simons (1943-2025), West Midlands, UK.
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LOT 0527
Gilded Ear from a High Status Egyptian Cartonnage Mask
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Knife Blades from Thebes
Neolithic Period, 11,000-5,200 B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each of curved profile with broad cutting edge; old inked findspots 'Desert W. of Thebes 1912' (2 examples), 'W. of Thebes 1912' (2 examples), 'W. Thebes 1912'. 279 grams total, 10.6-14.3 cm
Found in the desert west of Thebes, Egypt, 1912. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Hypogees Papyrus Manuscript from Thebes
Early 19th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Proof etching on laid paper of plate 63 from Vol.II of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Thèbes. Hypogées. Manuscrit sur papyrus. 3eme partie. 272 grams, 103.5 x 69 cm
From the collection of a North American priest. Acquired between 1981-1996. Property of a North American collector.
Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from an underground tomb chamber (hypogeum). The scene depicts the Fields of Iaru, a verdant paradise in the ancient Egyptian afterlife, where the deceased could enjoy abundant harvests. -
Egyptian Steatite Statuette of a Boy
Alexandria, 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £250 - 350 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Modelled in the round figure of a child crouching holding a bird close to his chest; socket to each ear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 67.4 grams total, 5 cm, 10 cm high including stand
Ex Herbert A.Cahn, Basle, 1960s.
