Lot Essay
Item one: Neby held a priestly office at the Funerary Temple of Amenophis III on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes.
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DYNASTY XVIII, SECOND HALF OF 14TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN HAZELNUT WOODEN HANDLE INSCRIBED FOR NEBY
DYNASTY XVIII, SECOND HALF OF 14TH CENTURY B.C.
Perhaps part of a fly whisk, pierced at the top, and inscribed in blue colour below for Neby, a priest in the Temple of King Amenophis III (1386-1349 B.C.); and a brown hardstone fragmentary cosmetic spoon in the form of a clenched hand with extended forefinger under the shell-shaped bowl, Dynasty XVIII/XIX, circa 1450-1200 B.C.
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) and 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high respectively (2)
DYNASTY XVIII, SECOND HALF OF 14TH CENTURY B.C.
Perhaps part of a fly whisk, pierced at the top, and inscribed in blue colour below for Neby, a priest in the Temple of King Amenophis III (1386-1349 B.C.); and a brown hardstone fragmentary cosmetic spoon in the form of a clenched hand with extended forefinger under the shell-shaped bowl, Dynasty XVIII/XIX, circa 1450-1200 B.C.
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) and 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high respectively (2)
Provenance
Acquired in Egypt between 1956-1958.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.
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