A Noblewoman’s Eternal Home

Published on 13 May 2019, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 22 May 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) - 112, rue de Souché - 79000 Niort

In a private collection for over 60 years, this seventh-century BC Egyptian sarcophagus boasts rich decoration and the name of a woman with intriguing origins.

Thebes, late 25th or early 26th dynasty (ca. 660-630 BC), anthropoid Egyptian sarcophagus,... A Noblewoman’s Eternal Home

Thebes, late 25^th or early 26^th dynasty (ca. 660-630 BC), anthropoid Egyptian sarcophagus, sycamore wrapped in stuccoed and painted linen cloth, 174 x 46 cm.
Estimate: €60,000/80,000

The region is in tune with the “Tutmania” sweeping Paris with the sale of this sarcophagus dated ca. 660-630 BC, between the late 25 th dynasty, dominated by the Nubians, and the early 26 th dynasty, marked by the Saite renaissance. Bought at an auction in Châteauroux (France) around 1955, this inner coffin lid has since been…

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