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775 - RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JARS.

Estimate £15,000 - £30,000

Description

RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JARS. Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A complete set of four canopic jars, each with a tapering body and a lid in the form of one of the Four Sons of Horus, including, from left to right: Duamutef with a jackal head; Imsety with a human head; Qebehsenuef with a falcon head; and Hapy with a baboon head. For similar see: S. Guichard, Jean-Francois Champollion, Notice descriptive des monuments egyptiens du musee Charles X. Paris 2013, p. 297 (N 3496, N 3497 and N 3499); W. Seipel, Gotter - Menschen - Pharaonen. 3500 Jahre agyptische Kultur. Meisterwerke aus der Agyptisch-Orientalischen Sammlung des Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien. Speyer 1993, cat. 137-139. Size: 220-240mm x 100-110mm; Weight: 9.53kg Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; From the Erika Krautkrämer Collection; Acquired in 1997 from Galerie Roswitha Eberwein. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants. This item has a German export licence. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM

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