Two painted cartonnages, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 300 BC ·  Egypt · ID: 3049363

Description

linen (in several layers) on wooden core, gesso and pigments,

a) fragment of a mummy cartonnage case, with hieroglyphic inscription, m: 101 cm x 19 cm, glazed and framed (m: 120 cm x 33,5 cm)

b) thin, partly open worked fragment of a mummy cardboard box, with Horus termini, winged scarab and lotus buds, m: 24 cm x 14 cm, glazed and framed (m: 37 cm x 27 cm)

The object Two painted cartonnages, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 300 BC with the object ID 3049363 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 213 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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Notices

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