Lot Essay
The text is a standard funerary offering formula to the Osiris of Northern Abydos on behalf of the deceased, Horiru. This coffin was reputedly found at Abusir-el-Melek in the Fayum.
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GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD COFFIN LID FOR HORIRU SON OF PEQETAS, BORN OF IYQIEMHOTEP
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD COFFIN LID FOR HORIRU SON OF PEQETAS, BORN OF IYQIEMHOTEP
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
66 ½ in. (169 cm.) high
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
66 ½ in. (169 cm.) high
Provenance
with Galerie im Kornhaus, Freiburg, Germany, prior to 1972.
Private German collection, acquired from the above in 1999.
Private German collection, acquired from the above in 1999.
Brought to you by
Beatrice Campi