Lot Essay
The partially-preserved inscription along two sides of the coffin reads: “Who gives life (to) Pa-di-amun son of Hor-pen-pe (?)…”
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LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE SHREW-MOUSE COFFIN
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) long
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) long
Provenance
with J.J. Klejman (1906-1995), New York.
Mozes S. Schupf (1904-1994), New York, acquired from the above, 1968.
Property Sold for the Benefit of The Mozes S. Schupf Foundation, Inc.; Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 8 June 1994, lot 336.
Mozes S. Schupf (1904-1994), New York, acquired from the above, 1968.
Property Sold for the Benefit of The Mozes S. Schupf Foundation, Inc.; Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 8 June 1994, lot 336.
Literature
J. Malek, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings, vol. VIII, part 2, Oxford, 1999, p. 1174, no. 802-134-790.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist
The partially-preserved inscription along two sides of the coffin reads: “Who gives life (to) Pa-di-amun son of Hor-pen-pe (?)…”