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LOT 0071
Egyptian Fragment of a Naophorus Statue
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH-20TH DYNASTY, 1540-1069 B.C.
6 1/2 in. (5.75 kg total including stand, 16.5 cm wide).
Fragment of a kneeling figure offering a naos (shrine) before him, on a substantial plinth; preserving both knees of the main figure, a lower portion of the naos containing the lower legs of a seated deity holding a staff or sceptre, with traces of hieroglyphic inscription on the naos front and sides, and on the preserved top edge of the plinth.
ProvenanceUK collection, acquired 1970s-1990s.
Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00016743
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13520-263439.
Cf. Bierbrier, M.L., Hieroglyphic texts from Egyptian stelae, etc., in the British Museum, Part 10, London, 1982, pl.36-39, for a fragmentary naophorous statue containing the seated figure of Ptah.
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LOT 0071
Egyptian Fragment of a Naophorus Statue
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£900 (EUR 1,044; USD 1,215) +BP*
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