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LOT 0017
Egyptian Wood Panel with Hieroglyphs for Padi-Wsir
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
12 1/4 in. (652 grams total, 31 cm wide including stand).
Foot panel from a cedarwood sarcophagus with carved socket to the inner face to accept the feet and mortices for attaching to sides; the outer face in low relief, a figural scene depicting the sisters of Osiris (Nephthys to the left and Isis to the right) with their arms extended; text translatable as 'Words spoken for Neftis, which surrounds ...Words spoken for Osiris, Padi-Wsir. I have come into existence as [...] Osiris, Padi-Wsir, the righteous [...]'.
ProvenanceFrom a Dutch private collection, acquired in the 1970s.
Acquired from J. Bagot Ancient Art, Barcelona, Spain, in 2016.
From the Keane private collection, Kent, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the J. Bagot certificate of authenticity and invoice (2,800 euros).
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12078-216769.
'Padi Wsir' is probably the name of the owner of the sarcophagus; the same name was elsewhere transliterated as 'Padiusir' and Hellenised as 'Petosiris'', a familiar name in the Late Period.
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