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LOT 0437
'Saqqara' Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Spearhead
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6,000 B.P.
3 1/4 in. (59.5 grams, 84 mm).
Triangular in plan with swept barbs to the rear edge; marked 'Near Great Pyramid 1912' and 'G[.]RRA'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near the Great Pyramid, Saqqara, Egypt, 1912.
Acquired from Sotheby's, 16 June 1959 (part), £4.10.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by a copy of an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.
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LOT 0437
'Saqqara' Egyptian Stone Age Knapped Spearhead
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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Large Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Amulet
Third Intermediate Period, circa 1069-664 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
The outline displays the characteristic wedjat-eye motif: a fusion of a human eye and eyebrow, combined with specific falcon markings: a tear-like drop extending down from the front of the lower lid and a stylised curl trailing from the base; longitudinally pierced for suspension. 7.15 grams, 41 mm
From a mid 20th century collection.
The wedjat-eye amulet depicts Horus’s healed eye, blending human and falconine features. Its ancient Egyptian name means ‘the one that is sound’. Myth holds that Seth wounded or took the eye, and Thoth later restored it. Believed to offer protection, healing, and regeneration, the popular amulet was worn by the living and the dead. -
Egyptian Terracotta Mould with Impression of the Cartouche of Pharaoh Ramesses II
New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, circa 1237-1235 B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £35
Oblate type with an impressed cartouche recording the sixth Heb-Sed (jubilee) of Ramesses II. 27.4 grams, 46 mm
Acquired 7th February 1962. 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.85.
By the time of Ramesses II, the royal Heb-Sed festival was already about two thousand years old. He celebrated his first Heb-Sed in his 30th year and his sixth in his 45th year. -
Egyptian Banded Agate Kohl Pot
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Cone-shaped body with traces of lug handles on the upper third; narrow opening at the top with a thin, flattened rim. 94 grams, 75 mm
UK private collection before 2000. Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, London, UK.
This vessel's unusual triangular shape is thought to be limited to the Late Period; other comparable examples are known (e.g. Barbotin, C., Collection égyptienne: Musée Granet - Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence, 1995, p. 166, no. 97).
