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LOT 250034

Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Hypogees Papyrus Manuscript from Thebes

EARLY 19TH CENTURY A.D.

41 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. (235 grams, 105 x 69.5 cm).

Proof etching on laid paper of plate 64 from Vol.II of Description de l'Égypte : ou, Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française. entitled Thèbes. Hypogées. Manuscrit sur papyrus. 4eme partie.

Provenance

From the collection of a North American priest.
Acquired between 1981-1996.
Property of a North American collector.

Literature

Cf. reprint of the whole work in VariousRecueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand Köln, 1989, pp.238-239.

Footnotes

Produced between February 1802 and 1830 on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte; published between 1809 and 1828. Just 1,000 copies were distributed to various institutions, printed on laid paper with an 'Égypte ancienne et moderne' watermark. The book is subtitled Recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l’expédition de l’Armée française, publié par les ordres de Sa Majesté l’Empereur Napoléon le Grand (Gathering of observations and discoveries which were made in Egypt during the expedition of the French army, published on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor Napoleon the Great). It was the world's first encyclopedia devoted exclusively to the remains of ancient Egypt. The plates of this book are the first to present the archaeological sites of Thebes (Luxor). The papyrus manuscript was recovered from an underground tomb chamber (hypogeum). This includes a scene (bottom right) depicting the weighing of the deceased's heart before Osiris's divine tribunal. The heart is balanced against the feather of Maat, and the ibis-headed Thoth records the verdict. If the heart fails to balance, it is devoured by a fearsome creature called Ammut, and the deceased would cease to exist.

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LOT 250034

Very Large Egyptian Expedition Lithograph of the Hypogees Papyrus Manuscript from Thebes

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
£40 (EUR 46; USD 54) +BP*

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