DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE CANOPIC JAR WITH LID
DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
With two columns of painted hieroglyphs invoking Imsety, the human-headed son of Horus, to protect the owner, the Wen-priest Hor-udja in the city (Letopolis), son of Harsiese born of Ta(net)heretibshepes(ti), the human-headed lid with red painted face, outlined lips and eyes painted in black
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high incl. lid

Provenance

Collection of Dr. R. Schmidt (1900-1970), acquired in Switzerland, 1949; and thence by descent to the present owner (see lot 28 onwards).

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED :
P. Günther and R. Wellauer, Ägyptische Steingefässe der Sammlung Rudolph Schmidt Solothurn, Zürich, 1988, pp. 42-43, pls. 12 and 36, no. 92.

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