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Upper section of an anthropoid coffin lid, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1075 - 945 BC

Africa-Antiques, Egypt

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
American Private Collection, New York City
Arte Primitivo, New York, March 30, 2009, Lot 512
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany		 H: 24.8 inch;
B: 14.6 inch 		10000 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance

wood, gesso, colour pigments,

Fragment of a mummiform coffin with a yellow background showing a bust with its hands placed in an Osirian posture, crossed over the chest.

A beautiful example of sarcophagus lid from a wealthy, powerful court official.


This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee)
Upper section of an anthropoid coffin lid, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1075 - 945 BC
Upper section of an anthropoid coffin lid, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1075 - 945 BC
Upper section of an anthropoid coffin lid, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1075 - 945 BC
Upper section of an anthropoid coffin lid, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1075 - 945 BC
Upper section of an anthropoid coffin lid, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, c. 1075 - 945 BC
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