Lot Essay
For a similar example in Boston see p. 150 in D'Auria, et al., Mummies and Magic. The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PLAISANT JOZEF NESTOR COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY CANOPIC JAR LID
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY CANOPIC JAR LID
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
Conical in form, depicted with a human-face, the flesh painted yellow, the eyes and brows in black and white, with a blue striated coiffure
3 3/8 in. (8.1 cm) high
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII-XX, 1550-1070 B.C.
Conical in form, depicted with a human-face, the flesh painted yellow, the eyes and brows in black and white, with a blue striated coiffure
3 3/8 in. (8.1 cm) high
Provenance
Plaisant Jozef Nestor, acquired 1910-1940