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LOT 0528
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Seated Harpocrates
ALEXANDRIA, 1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (236 grams, 12.4 cm).
Hollow-formed and moulded in the half-round, reclining figure with wreath and diadem, amphora and other items; hollow to the underside.
ProvenanceThe Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht ZH, Switzerland; acquired in November 1997 or 1998 from Galerie Puhze, TEFAF Basel, no.137.
with Jean-David Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, 9 November 2013, no.66.
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LOT 0528
Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Figure of Seated Harpocrates
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£275 (EUR 319; USD 371) ‡+BP*
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Egyptian Terracotta Funerary Cone of Nedjem
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, circa 15th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Portion of a tapering cone with the circular flat end impressed with four columns of hieroglyphic text reading: 'Honoured by Osiris, favoured (one) of the good god, royal butler (?) of the overseer (of the crew?) of Amun, Nedjem, true of voice'. 494 grams, 21.4 cm
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.
The Theban tomb of Nedjem remains unknown. -
Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Honey-Coloured Flint Knife
Predynastic Period, circa 3500-3000 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Knapped knife with curved edge; with old collector's record card detailing place of purchase and other details. 41.1 grams, 12.3 cm
Ex Puys-Aubert collection, Alexandria, March 1963, for 6 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 typed information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.106. -
Egyptian Snail-Shaped Ribbon Mosaic Glass Bead Group
Roman Period, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
