Lot Essay
For a similar example see p. 49 in Taylor, Egyptian Coffins.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PLAISANT JOZEF NESTOR COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE ANTHROPOID SARCOPHAGUS
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXII, 945-712 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE ANTHROPOID SARCOPHAGUS
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXII, 945-712 B.C.
Gessoed and painted in blue, red, and black over linen, the deceased depicted wearing a striated wig with a feather headdress overlay, a scarab on the crown of the head, red "suspenders" crossing at his chest, his hands emerging below, a winged ram-headed deity at the top of a single band of hieroglyphic text containing the standard funerary offering formula
72 1/16 in. (183 cm) high
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXII, 945-712 B.C.
Gessoed and painted in blue, red, and black over linen, the deceased depicted wearing a striated wig with a feather headdress overlay, a scarab on the crown of the head, red "suspenders" crossing at his chest, his hands emerging below, a winged ram-headed deity at the top of a single band of hieroglyphic text containing the standard funerary offering formula
72 1/16 in. (183 cm) high
Provenance
French Collection, Nice, acquired 1978