ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD PANEL WITH ANUBIS
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high

Provenance

Artemis A.W. Joukowsky (1930-2020) and Dr. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (1936-2022), Providence, RI, acquired by 1972; thence by descent to the current owners.

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Lot Essay

This painted panel depicts the deity Anubis perched on a sled – or shedshed – with a column of hieroglyphs below forming a funerary offering formula reading, “An offering which the King gives to Osiris (or Osiris-Sokar?), Lord of the Gods (?)”.

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