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An Egyptian polychrome wood sarcophagus

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7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
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An Egyptian polychrome wood sarcophagus
Akhmin, Late Dynastic Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, circa 664-332 B.C.
Of typical anthropomorphic shape on a small integral square plinth, the white face with black details of the eyes and eyebrows and red for the lips, depicted wearing a black tripartite wig and a short ribbed fake beard, with an elaborate broad collar composed of bands of geometric shapes, white eight-petalled rosettes, lotus palms and lotus flowers, the lower section of the body in maroon slip, with a rectangular section above the ankles inscribed with five columns of text, with an offering formula to Osiris 'who resides in Ipu', the name of modern-day Akhmin, on behalf of Tasheretmin, 'daughter of Djedhor, born to the Lady of the House', name now unintelligible, 169cm high

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Provenance:
American private collection, New York, acquired from Samuel Haddad Works of Art, New York, in 1983.
Samuel Haddad Collection, acquired from the government of Anwar Sadat, Egypt, in the 1970s.
Accompanied by a copy of a Certificate of Authenticity from Samuel Haddad Works of Art, and by a copy of a payment docket for the purchase of the sarcophagus in 1983.

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