ÉGYPTE, Nouvel Empire début de la XIXème dyna... Lot n° 2

Pectoral plate. Siliceous earthenware with dark blue and black glaze. In the centre, a stone beetle. Broken, glued in five parts and missing in particular at the lower left and upper right corner in the headband. Inscription on the back: chapter XXX B of the Book of the Dead, preceded by the description of the owner, only the beginning with the title (acronym) "directeur du trésor" remains. On the front the morning sun (Khepri) on a boat surrounded by Isis and Nephthys. On the back is the beetle placed on the gold sign surrounded by Anubis and Osiris. Height: 11.5 cm. - Width: 12.5 cm. - Thick: 8 mm.