MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 2134-1782 B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN BROWN 'JASPER' DEBEN WEIGHT
MIDDLE KINGDOM, CIRCA 2134-1782 B.C.
Being a multiple of a deben, of rounded oblong form, inscribed on one side for "an Overseer of Works"
1¼ x 5/8 in. (3.2 x 2.2 cm.), weight 27 grams

Provenance

Acquired in Egypt between 1956-1958.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.

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

Cf. F. Petrie, Glass Stamps and Weights, Guildford, 1974, pl. X, nos. 2025, 2028, 2042; and B. T. Trope et al., Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2005, p. 7, no. 4 for similar.

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