AN EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME CARTONNAGE FRAGMENT
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An Egyptian polychrome cartonnage fragment
Late Ptolemaic Period, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Brightly painted in polychromy, depicting the kneeling figure of Nut with her wings outstretched, holding a single plume in each hand, below two rectangular panels each containing a djed pillar flanked on each side by a Girdle of Isis, with a band of stars above, the goddess kneeling next to further djed and tjet symbols, with striped and chequer decoration below, the interior with a simplistic sketch of kneeling Nut in black and red, mirroring the exterior, 29cm x 27cm
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Provenance:
with Galerie Athena, Brussels.
Private collection, Geneva, acquired from the above 11 September 1978.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in 2006.
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* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer’s premium
Late Ptolemaic Period, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Brightly painted in polychromy, depicting the kneeling figure of Nut with her wings outstretched, holding a single plume in each hand, below two rectangular panels each containing a djed pillar flanked on each side by a Girdle of Isis, with a band of stars above, the goddess kneeling next to further djed and tjet symbols, with striped and chequer decoration below, the interior with a simplistic sketch of kneeling Nut in black and red, mirroring the exterior, 29cm x 27cm
Footnotes
Provenance:
with Galerie Athena, Brussels.
Private collection, Geneva, acquired from the above 11 September 1978.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in 2006.
This lot is subject to the following symbols: *
* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer’s premium
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AN EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME CARTONNAGE FRAGMENT
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