An Egyptian alabaster canopic jar and stopper
Late Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
The body of substantial proportions, curving inwards at the top, the banded alabaster stopper, not belonging, in the form of the human-headed Son of Horus Imsety, wearing a striated wig, with large ears, body 12½in (31.6cm) high; stopper 4½in (11.4cm) high (2)
Late Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
The body of substantial proportions, curving inwards at the top, the banded alabaster stopper, not belonging, in the form of the human-headed Son of Horus Imsety, wearing a striated wig, with large ears, body 12½in (31.6cm) high; stopper 4½in (11.4cm) high (2)
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,400
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,400
Footnotes
- Provenance:
French private collection, acquired in Egypt in the early 20th Century.
Category: Antiquities
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