Zemanek-Münster

Painted mummy cartonnage panel, Late Period, c. 700 - 30 BC

Africa-Antiques, Egypt
sold EUR 1,200
Provenance
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany
Size
M: 42 cm x 28,5 cm
M: 16.5 inch x 11.2 inch

Description

linen (in several layers) on wooden core, gesso and pigments, dam., in plastic case (m: 50,5 cm x 35,5 cm)

Above is a winged scarab, and below is a kneeling Isis wearing a sun disk extending her protective wings and holding a maat feather in either hand. The Four Sons of Horus are also represented, two at either side. Below Isis is the Deity Anubis embalming the deceased with his canopic jars under the litter.


Notices

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).


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