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Lot 238

An Egyptian banded alabaster canopic jar for Ptah-(em)-heb

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian banded alabaster canopic jar for Ptah-(em)-heb
Late Period, 26th Dynasty, circa 664-525 B.C.
With curving sides, the rectangular panel of text composed of three columns of hieroglyphs, with the standard address by Neith to Duamutef to protect the internal organs of the deceased, named as Ptah-(em)-heb, born to Shep-en-sopdet(?), 26cm high

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Provenance:
French private collection acquired before 1983.

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