The Treasury - Fine Egyptian Art
EXCEPTIONAL CLASSIC EGYPTIAN ARTWORK 11107. EGYPTIAN MUMMY SARCOPHAGUS. Late Period, c. 400 BC. Polychrome gesso on wood. An exceptional piece decorated with multiple registers of fine figural artwork annotated with numerous small detailed hieroglyphs. The back also painted with a full sized side view of the deceased, a beautiful young lady of noble birth. Condition is generally excellent with no inpainting or restoration. Minor damp staining on bottom back. Provenance: The Princeton Collection, acquired in the US in the 1990's.