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788 - EGYPTIAN UPPER PART OF AN ANTHROPOID COFFIN.

Estimate £4,500 - £9,000

Description

EGYPTIAN UPPER PART OF AN ANTHROPOID COFFIN. Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. An upper section of an anthropoid wood coffin with a stucco overlay and painted decoration. The face is painted red, with large almond-shaped eyes outlined in black, arched brows, a broad nose, and a small, closed mouth. A black tripartite wig frames the face and falls onto the chest. The chest is adorned with a broad usekh collar of multiple rows, decorated with rosettes, plant motifs, and teardrop-shaped pendants, centred by a counterpoise. At the shoulders the collar terminates in falcon heads, originally surmounted by sun disks. The reverse is plain. For the usekh collar, see: S. Guichard, Jean-François Champollion, Notice descriptive des monuments égyptiens du musée Charles X. Paris 2013, p. 253 (N 4857 and AF 805). Size: 610mm x 420mm; Weight: 4.21kg Provenance: Private London, acquired on the German art market; Ex Erika Krautkrämer Collection. Acquired from the Roswitha Eberwein Gallery in the 1980s/90s.. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants. 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

Auction location

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

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