Upper section of an anthropoid coffin lid, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1075 - 945 BC
Africa-Antiques, Egypt
not available anymore
Provenance
American Private Collection, New York CityArte Primitivo, New York, March 30, 2009, Lot 512
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany
Size
H: 63 cm
B: 37 cm
H: 24.8 inch
B: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, gesso, colour pigments,
Fragment of a mummiform coffin with a yellow background showing a bust with its hands placed in an Osirian posture, crossed over the chest.
A beautiful example of sarcophagus lid from a wealthy, powerful court official.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).