Lot n° 57
Estimation :
5000 - 8000
EUR
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Result
: 5 500EUR
Shaouabti registered in the name of Sedjem Kanakht - Lot 57
Shaouabti registered in the name of Sedjem Kanakht
or Kanakht ("valiant bull"). He is depicted
mummiform, arms crossed over his chest, holding
farming implements. He is wearing a tripartite wig
and adorned with an Ousekh necklace. The body is engraved with 8
lines of hieroglyphic inscriptions mentioning
chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead.
Wood
Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside period, 19th-20th,
dynasty, 1292-1069 B.C.
Height: 23 cm
Provenance :
- Family collection from the south of France, built up in the first half of the 20th century.
- P.E. Becker antique dealer in Cannes, bought in 2001.
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