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90 - RARE FUNERARY SERVANT GRINDER Carved from wood. He is depict…
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Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
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Description
RARE FUNERARY SERVANT GRINDER Carved from wood. He is depicted kneeling, wearing a chendjit loincloth, with a shaved head, his arms holding a (movable) pestle in front of a tubular mortar with two handles, as if grinding grain. Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 1500 to 1000 BC. Height: 21.7 cm – Width: 14 cm (Polychrome, cracks and visible damage) Set on a wooden base. Provenance: – Collection of Albert Ceysens (1877–1956), managing director of the Cairo Sugar Company (Egypt), who died there. – Collection of Suzanne Ceysens (1914–2003), daughter of the above, who left Egypt in 1952 to settle in Belgium. – Passed down through inheritance to the present day.
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About the sale THE GOLDEN AGE
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Auction time 07/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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