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792 - EGYPTIAN INSCRIBED WOODEN SARCOPHAGUS PANEL OF ANKH-SEMA-TAW…

Estimate £7,500 - £15,000

Description

EGYPTIAN INSCRIBED WOODEN SARCOPHAGUS PANEL OF ANKH-SEMA-TAWY. Late Period, Ca. 664 – 332 BC. A wooden fragment from the sarcophagus of Ankh-sema-tawy ("Long live the uniter of the two lands [i.e., Egypt]"), carved with a sunk relief horizontal hieroglyphic inscription: "[..] (the god) Re, who shines daily in the face of Osiris, his beloved son, Ankh-sema-tawy, the Justified (i.e., the deceased as the person justified in the judgment of the dead). He is praised in the morning (and) appeased (him) in the evening, when the soul (Ba) of ?qA-crq (?) Ankh-sema-tawy, the son of the servant of the god (priest) [...]." The surface retains a stucco coating with traces of paint. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA22813,b. Size: 945mm x 85mm; Weight: 1.33kg Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; From the Erika Krautkrämer Collection. Acquired in 2000 from the Roswitha Eberwein Gallery. 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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