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LOT 0004
Egyptian Wooden Diorama with Model Makers
11TH-12TH DYNASTY, 2023-1862 B.C.
7 1/8 in. (436 grams, 18 cm).
Rectangular wooden base supporting two opposed crouching figures each holding a tool (axe, chisel) in one hand, working on a model boat; the figures wearing white linen kilts and with carefully painted hair and facial features.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1960s.
From the collection of the late Egyptologist Surgeon Commander PHK Gray RN.
From a Surrey, UK, collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11832-207092.
Cf. Taylor, J.H., Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001, pp.99-103, for discussion.
FootnotesCrafted for the tomb to accompany the deceased and provide for him in the afterlife.
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LOT 0004
Egyptian Wooden Diorama with Model Makers
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