An Egyptian polychrome and gilt cartonnage mummy cover
Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.
With white, blue, green, red and gilt decoration, composed of a floral broad collar with falcon-headed terminals, a winged scarab above, a panel below depicting Nut with outstretched wings and carrying ostrich feathers, the leg panel with bands of decoration and a central column of text with a standard funerary offering formula asked on behalf of the deceased 'Khenty-het-hor', 46¾in (118.7cm) length of wooden case
Ptolemaic Period, circa 332-30 B.C.
With white, blue, green, red and gilt decoration, composed of a floral broad collar with falcon-headed terminals, a winged scarab above, a panel below depicting Nut with outstretched wings and carrying ostrich feathers, the leg panel with bands of decoration and a central column of text with a standard funerary offering formula asked on behalf of the deceased 'Khenty-het-hor', 46¾in (118.7cm) length of wooden case
Sold for
£17,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980. Thence by descent.
Category: Antiquities
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