MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, CIRCA 1985-1773 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD SARCOPHAGUS PANEL
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, CIRCA 1985-1773 B.C.
With four columns of hieroglyphs bearing an invocation to the god Thoth, flanking two large eyes with the markings of the falcon god Horus, mounted
27 x 11 in. (68.5 x 28 cm.)

來源

Swiss private collection: acquired from Charles Ede Ltd, London, 1976.

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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.

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Cf. J. Bourriau, Pharaohs and Mortals, Egyptian art in the Middle Kingdom, Cambridge, 1988, pp. 88-89, no. 68 for similar. Bourriau comments "The extraordinary eyes ... are enlarged human eyes beneath which are markings taken from a falcon's head. These markings are one of the most powerful symbols in Egyptian religious iconography, and represent wholeness, goodness and healing".