Egyptian fine hardwood inscribed box or sarcophagus fragment

E244

£1,500.00

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A hardwood sarcophagus or box fragment carved with a line of hieroglyphs naming the owner as “Seta (iret bint)” meaning “may the evil eye be warded off” along with the partial phrase “you elevate yourself”.

Culture
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, c. 730-30 BC

Size
27 x 7.2 cms, mount 44 x 23 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown, mounted on a large board for wall display

Provenance
Ex. private collection, The Netherlands; purchased in 1998 from Archea Ancient Art for NLG 2,500 and accompanied by a rather faded photocopy of their original receipt.

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