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An Egyptian Polychrome Wood Sarcophagus Panel, 25th Dynasty, 750-656 B.C.
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- An Egyptian Polychrome Wood Sarcophagus Panel
- wood
- 22 by 24 in. 56 by 61 cm.
painted on one side with fourteen columns of inscription, and on the other with seven columns of inscription and the Son of Horus Imsety facing left.
Provenance
Galerie du Sycomore, rue des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1971
French private collection
French private collection
Condition
Very good condition, as shown in the catalogue illustration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In a letter addressed to Jean-Louis Domercq (Galerie du Sycomore) and dated October 28th, 1971, the Egyptologist Jean Yoyotte writes, “The deceased, a native of Dendera like her mother, was, also like her, a sistrum-player of Amen-Re. She bore the foreign name of Galéré (Garery), her mother was named Ouerentesen, and her father, also of foreign birth, Ekares (or ??? Icarios). These transcriptions are given with all due reservations and pending further study (transl. from the French).” Yoyotte compares the present panel with A. Moret, Sarcophages de l’époque bubastite à l’époque saïte (Catalogue général des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Caire), Cairo, no. 41014, pl. XVIII. Also compare op. cit., no. 41002, pl. IX.