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LOT 0450
Romano-Egyptian Pottery Artefact Collection
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1 3/4 - 2 5/8 in. (200 grams total, 46-67 mm).
Including a moulded mummiform bust, a camel's head and pottery items. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
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LOT 0450
Romano-Egyptian Pottery Artefact Collection
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 Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments of Orbiculi with Vegetation, Fish and Geometric Ornament
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three lanceolate-shaped medallions in yellow, green, and red wool, decorated with birds and geometric and vegetal elements (left-facing); and a red wool orbiculus on white linen, featuring a floral design and a meander border. 17.7 grams total, 8.2-19.5 cm
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. -
Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Montuemhat
Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, circa 700-650 B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 13 | Current Bid: £370
Front portion of a tapering funerary cone for the high official, Montuemhat, the circular front impressed with the depiction of a solar barque surmounting four columns of hieroglyphs; the two left-hand columns: 'The Osiris, overseer of the southern city, Montuemhat, true of voice'; the two right-hand columns: 'The Osiris, fourth god’s servant, Montuemhat, true of voice.' 626 grams total, 12.2 cm wide including stand
Acquired from Abdoul Rassoul on the West Bank at Luxor, 1974-1980 when a guest lecturer. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
At least fourteen different cones bear Montuemhat's name, some of which mention his family members. From Montuemhat's tomb in the Asasif at Thebes (TT34). -
Large Egyptian Coptic Tunic Textile Fragments Embroidered with Geometric Patterns
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a large portion of a clavi of a tunic, with the complete section passing across the shoulders ornamented with striped bands, filled with geometric lines and patterns, bordered with plain stripes, decorated at the intersection by a yellow flower; in wool, yellow and dark blue tapestry on linen. 94 grams total including paper folder, 55.5 cm
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.
