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LOT 0468
Large Egyptian Black-Topped Vase Fragment
PREDYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II, CIRCA 3900–3400 B.C.
5 3/8 in. (166 grams, 13.6 cm).
Curved in section with applied findspot label 'Abydos Ur(sic) el Gaab'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound at Umm el-Ga'ab, Abydos, Egypt.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Umm el-Qa'ab is Arabic for 'mother of pots', referring to the mounds of Predynastic and later pottery left by ancient pilgrims and more recent excavators.
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LOT 0468
Large Egyptian Black-Topped Vase Fragment
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Egyptian Painted Bowl Fragments
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, 1379-1362 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Three substantial fragments from blue-painted vessels, two with stylised floral motifs and one with a fragment of figurative decoration. 300 grams total, 8.3-13.2 cm
Acquired circa 1979. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
The distinctive blue colour on these pottery fragments derives from a cobalt-and-aluminium slip that reacts during firing. The designs could incorporate floral, geometric, and figurative motifs (for an illustrated discussion of the technical production of blue-painted pottery, see Seyfried, F. (ed.), In the Light of Amarna: 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery, Berlin, 2012, pp. 132-135. -
Egyptian Steatite Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Second Intermediate Period, circa 1782-1550 B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With incised anatomical detailing on the body, the underside bears the hieroglyphs rꜤ-n-rꜤ. 2.04 grams, 17 mm
Acquired from various London-based, UK, antiquity dealers. From a Derbyshire gentleman's private museum formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s. -
Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi with Vegetation, Figures and Geometric Ornament
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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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.
