Lot Essay
For a similar example see p. 83 in Peck, Splendors of Ancient Egypt. The small size of this sarcophagus suggests that it was made for a child.
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PROPERTY FROM THE PLAISANT JOZEF NESTOR COLLECTION
A SMALL EGYPTIAN WOOD SARCOPHAGUS
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
Details
A SMALL EGYPTIAN WOOD SARCOPHAGUS
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.
Gessoed and painted, the lid and box joined by a mortise and tenon system, the lid decorated solely with a floral patterned broad collar, the green face with black eye brows and extended cosmetic lines, the black and white eyes set off from the greenish-blue unstriated wig by a yellow framing line, the top of the head with a black scarab framed within a white circle, the interior undecorated
44¼ in. (112.4 cm) high
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.
Gessoed and painted, the lid and box joined by a mortise and tenon system, the lid decorated solely with a floral patterned broad collar, the green face with black eye brows and extended cosmetic lines, the black and white eyes set off from the greenish-blue unstriated wig by a yellow framing line, the top of the head with a black scarab framed within a white circle, the interior undecorated
44¼ in. (112.4 cm) high
Provenance
Plaisant Jozef Nestor, acquired 1910-1940