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LOT 0489
Large Egyptian Painted Bowl Fragments
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, AMARNA PERIOD, 1379-1362 B.C.
3 1/4 - 5 1/4 in. (300 grams total, 8.3-13.2 cm).
Three substantial fragments from blue-painted vessels, two with stylised floral motifs and one with a fragment of figurative decoration. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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LOT 0489
Large Egyptian Painted Bowl Fragments
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Egyptian Cartonnage Pectoral Panel on Stand
Late Period-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £800
Rectangular panel with bands of triangles, teardrops and other motifs in white, red, blue and pale green; winged scarab at the bottom, lower portion of a winged sun disc flanked by uraei to the top; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.06 kg total, 31.4 cm wide including stand
Ex early 20th century collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a previous illustrated catalogue page, including provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13518-263302.
This piece was probably part of a set of cartonnage trappings placed on the mummy. -
Egyptian Snail-Shaped Ribbon Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Comprising black-and-yellow mosaic glass beads shaped like snails. 10.4 grams total, 10-11 mm
Excavated from Egypt in 1914. From the private collection of Mr David Sams and his wife Elizabeth Kate Sams, gentry and amateur archaeologists who travelled to Egypt in 1914 with their daughter Ethel. Mr Sams and his wife led digging expeditions from which these items come from the family estate of Mr and Mrs Sams, by direct descent to their granddaughter. -
Egyptian Bone Doll
4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Highly stylised human figurine with cuts to indicate features. 9.03 grams, 11.6 cm
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 slip by Peter Clayton.
