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LOT 0435
Large Egyptian Painted Bowl Fragments
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1379-1362 B.C.
4 1/2 - 7 1/8 in. (545 grams total, 11.5-18 cm).
Three fragments from three highly decorated blue-painted vessels. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in February 1978.
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.140.
Seyfried, F. (ed.), In the Light of Amarna: 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery, Berlin, 2012, pp. 132-135, for an illustrated discussion of the technical production of blue-painted pottery.
FootnotesThe distinctive blue colour on these pottery fragments came from a cobalt-and-aluminium slip that reacted during firing.
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LOT 0435
Large Egyptian Painted Bowl Fragments
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
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Egyptian Blue Glazed Faience Shabti of the Royal Scribe Aahmes
Persian Period, circa 6th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £110
Mummiform figure wearing a lappet wig and long false beard, arms crossed over the chest; the left hand holds a pick, the right a hoe, and a cord from a small seed bag hangs over the shoulder; plain dorsal pillar; a T-form hieroglyphic text arrangement on the lower body, with the horizontal line reading: 'The illuminated one, the Osiris, the royal scribe Aahmes,' and the central column 'born to Hotep-Bastet, true of voice'; with a wooden display stand bearing the legend 'Ushabti of Aahmes, Royal Scribe, Persian period'. 44.7 grams, 10.7 cm (62.2 grams total, 12.2 cm including stand)
Acquired Herne Bay High Street, circa February 1957, 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.4. -
Phoenician Bronze Scarab Seal Pendant
Late 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Ellipsoid plaque with recurved lateral arms and ribbed loop, the underside depicting an advancing winged figure flanked by uraei. 25.6 grams, 33 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
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).
