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An Egyptian polychrome wood sarcophagus, Akhmin

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An Egyptian polychrome wood sarcophagus, Akhmin
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An Egyptian polychrome wood sarcophagus, Akhmin, Late Dynastic Period, 26th-30th Dynasty, circa 664-332 B.C.
The sarcophagus is of an anthropomorphic shape on an integral square plinth, the white face has black eye and eyebrow details and red for the lips. The male is depicted wearing a black tripartite wig and a short ribbed fake beard, with an elaborate broad collar composed of bands of geometric shapes, white eight-petalled rosettes, lotus palms and lotus flowers. The lower section of the body is done in a maroon slip, with a rectangular section above the ankles inscribed with five columns of text, with an offering formula to Osiris 'who resides in Ipu', the name of modern-day Akhmin, on behalf of Tasheretmin, 'daughter of Djedhor, born to the Lady of the House', name now unintelligible, 66½ in (169cm) high. Ex New York private collection, acquired from Samuel Haddad Works of Art, New York, in 1983. Samuel Haddad Collection, acquired from the government of Anwar Sadat, Egypt, in the 1970s. Accompanied by a copy of a Certificate of Authenticity from Samuel Haddad Works of Art, and by a copy of a payment docket for the purchase of the sarcophagus in 1983.