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LOT 0058
Large Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
PREDYNASTIC-EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD, NAQADA II-2ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 3500-2686 B.C.
7 7/8 in. (99 grams, 19.8 cm).
Large, expertly knapped bifacial tool with a distinct curved spine and relatively straight cutting edge, and an offset, integrated tang or handle section for hafting; the surface displays controlled flaking patterns typical of high-status ritual or funerary implements from this era.
ProvenanceFrom the old English private collection of Mr P.D.R., acquired before 1980.
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LOT 0058
Large Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Flint Knife
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Large Egyptian Limestone Qebehsenuef Canopic Jar Lid
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved as an avian head with a discoid base to accept the rim of the canopic jar; old handwritten collector's note attached to the back of the head 'Found in rubble, literally tripped over, in tombs on West Bank, March 1963, group with Dr Veronica Seton-Williams'; old collector's card: 'Lid of hawk headed canopic jar. Duamutef (sic), guardian of the lungs and deity of the east in their general arrangement to the cardinal [?]. Made of white limestone, the right hand side much damaged...'; chipped. 2.74 kg, 14.6 cm wide
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.
The Four Sons of Horus safeguarded the deceased's internal organs. The human-headed Imsety protected the liver; the baboon-headed Hapy, the lungs; the jackal-headed Duamutef, the stomach; and the falcon-headed Qebehsenuef, the intestines. They often placed the viscera in canopic jars with the head of the respective Son of Horus. -
Egyptian Scarab Group
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: a lapis lazuli scarab in a gold funda from a ring; a glazed composition bead with a high-relief sleeping monkey motif on the obverse with a figurative and hieroglyphic legend on the reverse. 2.86 grams total, 12-17 mm
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. -
Egyptian Terracotta Shabti
New Kingdom, late 18th-19th Dynasty, circa 1332-1189 B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mummiform figure wearing a lappet wig, arms crossed over the chest; back flat; traces of white pigment in places; supplied with a custom-made wooden stand. 45.3 grams total, 99 mm
Acquired Caledonian market, 16th March 1962, for 5 shillings. 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.93.
During the late New Kingdom, larger quantities of shabti figurines were provided for the deceased and were often mass-produced using open moulds, leaving the backs flat.
