Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from an Alsatian Private Collection
The Upper Part of an Egyptian Polychrome Wood Coffin Cover, 25th/26th Dynasty, 750-525 B.C.
Lot Closed
December 17, 02:02 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Alsatian Private Collection
The Upper Part of an Egyptian Polychrome Wood Coffin Cover
25th/26th Dynasty, 750-525 B.C.
wearing a broad beaded and foliate collar, long braided beard with curled tip, and striped tripartite wig, the column of inscription in front surmounted by couchant Anubis, and flanked by the Four Sons of Horus.
Height 110 cm.
acquired by the present owner from Pierre Vérité, Galerie Carrefour, Paris, 1951, to the best of the owner's recollection