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LOT 0001
Estimate
GBP (£) 1,200 - 1,800
EUR (€) 1,420 - 2,140
USD ($) 1,580 - 2,380
EGYPTIAN PAINTED CARTONNAGE SECTION WITH ISIS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 BC
24 1/2 x 23 1/2" (2.9 kg, 62 x 60cm).
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 BC
24 1/2 x 23 1/2" (2.9 kg, 62 x 60cm).
A large cartonnage panel section, D-shaped with contoured edges, painted with profile image of the goddess Isis, kneeling with arms and wings spread, attendants above; concentric radiating geometric bands and falcon-heads above; mounted in a glazed frame.
PROVENANCE:
From an important London collection, acquired in the 1970s.
