Lid of a mummiform sarcophagus with the name of Rouia (?) Singer of Amun. She is wearing a tripartite wig and is adorned with earrings decorated with rosettes and a large Ousekh necklace. Her arms are crossed under her chest. Under the solar boat is the goddess Nephthys with outstretched wings on a large inscription in hieroglyphic characters on three columns. Wood, stucco and polychromy.
The lid has been reduced in size (bottom and sides) and cut in two parts. Visible gaps and cracks.
Egyptian art, Third Intermediate Period, 21st-XXIIth dynasty.
Height : 145 cm
Provenance : offered to the owner's father by King Farouk around 1949.
A declaration on the honor of the current owner will be given to the purchaser
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