Ancient Egyptian Cartonnage Fragment - Anubis
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Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 664 to 332 BCE. A panel of cartonnage - a plastered layer formed into a panel to line the inside of a sarcophagus or used as mummy decoration. Cartonnage is made of gesso (a mixture of chalk, pigment, and gypsum) painted over wide linen strips. A plastered surface like this formed a more stable surface for painting. This example is a front panel, that would have been draped over the upper chest area, forming a pectoral. It has black-outlined, complex motifs, including a line of hieroglyphs down the center. At the bottom is a rectangular scene that appears to show two seated Anubis figures facing each other, both collared, with flails behind them and a large round symbol of the sun between them. This is a very common motif from cartonnage pectorals. Comes in custom lucite case, mounted on black felt. Size of panel: 4.45" W x 11.25" H (11.3 cm x 28.6 cm); size of case: 5.2" W x 12.45" H (13.2 cm x 31.6 cm)
Provenance: private Texas, USA collection
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Provenance: private Texas, USA collection
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#123546
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Small losses to pigment on surface, especially in the middle and upper portion, where it may have been kept folded. Upper left (facing) edge has losses to the fabric. Many of the motifs and hieroglyphs are clear and the pigment that remains is bright.
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Ancient Egyptian Cartonnage Fragment - Anubis
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