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Egyptian funerary cone for Neferrenpet
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1130407 (stock# E91)
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Helios Gallery
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A pottery funerary cone for Neferrenpet, inscribed "The Osiris, Hall-keeper of Amun, wab-priest of Khonsu, Neferrenpet, true of voice by the great god".
The imprint of the left hand that held this cone before firing is still retained on the side of the body.
Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c. 1550-1292 BC
Worn and chipped as seen in the photographs (the text is slightly clearer than shown when viewed with a raking light).
Size: 15 x 8.1 cms
Ex. private collection, London, UK. Purchased in L ...click for details
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Egyptian Coptic painted pottery horse
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1122187 (stock# M29)
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Helios Gallery
+44 (0)1225 744751
UK Pounds - £300.00
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A hollow moulded pottery figure of a horse, pierced on the side of the mouth to hold a lead-rein. The surface is painted white and additionally painted with a green and red harness details around the neck and head.
Egypt, Coptic Period, 5th to 8th Century AD
Intact as shown, areas of light surface wear.
Size: 9.4 x 10.2 cms
Ex. collection: PHDS Wikramaratna, Essex, UK; acquired c. 1950-1990.
A comparable figure with similar painting may be found in the Brooklyn Museum, New York:
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