Egyptian gold painted figure of Imsety in 19th Century binder
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A fragment from a painted linen mummy shroud decorated with a gold figure of Imsety with black details. Imsety was one of the Four Sons of Horus, he was depicted with a human head and was responsible for guarding the liver of the deceased.
Culture
Egypt, Ptolemaic or Roman period, c. 1st Century BC to 1st Century AD
Size
Fragment: 22 x 7.2 cms, folio cover 45 x 30 cms
Condition
Fragment as seen in the photographs
Provenance
Ex. private collection, Chartres, France; acquired by inheritance from a 19th Century collection. The fragment is mounted inside a fine late 19th Century custom-made protective card binder with marbled covers and internal frame.