An Egyptian cartonnage fragment
An Egyptian cartonnage fragment
Late Period, circa 664-30 B.C.
Gesso painted in turquoise, green and red, with a central column of text, flanked on both sides by figures of mummified deities arranged over three registers, the lower register showing Horus, Isis and an adorant, at the top traces of a winged solar disc, 19¾in (50cm) high, framed
Sold for £525 inc. premium

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  • Provenance:
    German private collection acquired in the 1970s.

Category: Antiquities


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