SECOND HALF OF 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PAINTED FOOTCASE CARTONNAGE FRAGMENT
SECOND HALF OF 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Showing the underside of the footcase, with two bound prisoners within the outline of the sandal soles, framed by squared and striped border, brightly coloured polychrome decoration, mounted
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Formerly in the collection of Roger Videau, France.

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Lot Essay

The representation of two bound prisoners under the soles of the dead person's sandals is part of a tradition dating back to the New Kingdom. They represent here the traditional enemies of Egypt, a Nubian and an Asiatic, painted with brown and pink skin respectively, cf., S. D'Auria (et al.), Mummies and Magic, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1988, p. 208, fig. 157, for similar and further details on the iconography.

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