Pakharu – pA-xArw Worker Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun. Also known as Ahaneferamon, Ahaneferamen, Pakharou, Pacharu, Pachel The foreign name Pakaru means ‘The Palestinian’, he was also named Ahanéferamon, the brave fighter of Amen (Aubert). The name Pakharu is used on his shabtis and Book of the Dead...

Panebenkemetnakht – pA-nb-n-kmt-nxt Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Payefadjer – pAyf-aDr Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Paifudjar, Paiefadjer, Payfdjer, Paiefadjar, Paefadjer

The name means ‘(The God is) his help’, M. Thirion 1992 (Aubert pg. 62)

Wab-priest, Chief-lector priest of the lord of the two lands in the domain of Amen (see Aubert pg.62) Notice the small well worked out triangular skirt on the overseer...

Shedsuhor – Sd-sw-Hr Type 2 Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Tahenetdjehuty – tA-Hnt-DHwty Type 2

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Tahenetnebkhemenu – tA-Hnt-nb-xmnw

The name means ‘The one who is protected by Toth

Daressy suggests that Tahenetdjehuty is from the Bab el Gasus Cache and is the same person as Tahenetnebkhemenu, see Estatuetas funerárias Egípcias da XXI dinastia, pg. 417-418. See also Liliane Aubert pg...

Menkheperra B – mn-xpr-ra Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

Tahenetnebkhemenu – tA-Hnt-nb-xmnw Type 1

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Tahennebkhemenou, Tahenetnebkhemunu, Tahenkhemenou

The name means ‘The one who is protected by the Lord of the City

Daressy suggests that Tahenetdjehuty is from the Bab el Gasus Cache and is the same person as Tahenetnebkhemenu, see Estatuetas funerárias Egípcias da XXI dinastia, pg. 417-418. See also Liliane Aubert pg...

Taudjatra – tA-wDAt-ra Worker Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun. Also known as Taoudjarê, Taoudjatre, Taoudjatra, Taoudjat, Taudjat, Tairetré, Iretrê, Tawedjatre The name means ‘The one who belongs to the eye of Re‘ Chantress of Amen, Chantress of the pure foundation of Ptah, Great musician of the choir of Mut, lady of the sky, Mistress of the house, beloved of Hathor the mighty Daughter of a Taywheret, perhaps the presumed wife of Masaharta. ...

Taudjatra – tA-wDAt-ra Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun...

An Islamic seal in a terrific quality and extra large size, probably Persian, c. 17th.-18th. cent. AD or earlier!

Engraved with finely caligraphy, round seal base with a tall domed handle, pierced at the top.

Size: 43 mm. in diameter and 40 mm tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, lovely redish patina.

Ex. Baldwins Auctions 2005...

Etruscan bowl of shallow form with two vertical ribs and false cord decoration on the inward sloping rim. The single handle is marked with grooves. Set on a high flared foot.
For a related example, cf. lot no. 194 in: Ines Jucker. Italy of the Etruscans. Mainz 1991.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Etruscan, 7th century BC
H. to handle 12 cm (4.7 in)
H. to rim 9 cm (3.5 in)
D. 17.5 cm (6.9 in)
Intact. Reddish brown impasto with carefully smoothed surface...

Carefully polished impasto ware amphora of biconical shape. The handles span from the slightly flared mouth to the shoulder.
The shoulder area enhanced with molded ridges.
Hand-built dark brown impasto with carefully smoothed surface. Dendrite-like deposits.
For related examples, cf. CVA Warsaw, Musée National 6, 4345, pl. 38.5 (inv. 147348) and pl. 38.13 (inv. 147340). Beazley archive no. 1012354.
Ceramic, impasto ware
Etruscan, Villanovan Period, late 8 cent...

Fine hand-modeled vessel with shallow body, rounded shoulder and short neck with slightly flared rim.
The ribbon handles arching from the rim to the edge of the shoulder. On each side applied molded ribs and a spiky knob at center.
The polished surface with traces of the modeling stick.
For a related example, cf. lot no. 180 in: Ines Jucker. Italy of the Etruscans. Mainz 1991.
Ceramic, Impasto ware
Etruscan, Villanova Culture, 750-650 BC
H. to rim 7.5 c...

Nespaneferher – ns-pA-nfr-Hr Worker

Bab el-Gasus Shabtis - Cache II - Tomb of the Priests of Amun.

Also known as Nespaneferhor, Nespahernefer, Nespaneferhor

The name means ‘The one who belongs to the beautiful faces

Prophet and God’s father of Amen, God’s father of Mut, Scribe and overseer of the recruits of the domain of Amen

Based on research of the objects it is suggested that the series belong to the owner of A.98 and not to ...

A large and beautiful Scandinavian style bronze shield or tortoise brooch or Fibula decorated with intertwinned dragons, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.

Impressive piece of jevellery that comes out of a very old German collection.

Size: 64 mm. wide and 56 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, with intact needle and sound metal, mottled green and brown patina with some azurite on the back.

Ex. Rudolf Rack, Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt, collection formed from...

A large and beautiful Scandinavian style bronze Fibula decorated with knobs and profusely engraved, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.

Impressive piece of jevellery that comes out of a very old German collection.

Size: 76 mm. long!

Condition: Nice Very fine, missing iron needle and sound metal, mottled green patina.

Ex. Rudolf Rack, Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt, collection formed from around 1950.

A wonderful lot of 8 fibulas, incl. two of silver, Roman to Merovingian period, c. 1st.- 6th. cent. AD.

Roman Imperial, 1st.-4th. century AD: Two cloverleaf fibulae with punched decoration (length 2,5cm), a fibula in openwork technique (length 3,2cm), axe fibula (length 4,7cm), a Pelte fibula (length 2,8cm), a fibula with a semicircular head plate and five roundels (length 6,3cm, Merovingian period, 5th - 6th century AD), a bow fibula with rectangular base plate (length 2,7cm, inta...

A lovely intact late period stamp seal, West Mesopotamian, c. 2nd. mill. BC.

Finely made square stamp seal in a grey stone with a handle atop. The base carved with a Lion vs. Capride.

Size: 30 mm. long, 24 mm. wide and 18 mm. tall.

Condition: Good Very fine, and with fine patina.

This seal was aquired 2007 and comes with hard impression and original ID-card from below collection.

Provenance: Gustav Oberländer (1926-2012), Oberländer aquir...