Description:

Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. Carved from a single piece of cedar, a left hand from a sarcophagus displaying slender, lengthy fingers and a gently curved thumb, all extended outwards and held together. Liberal remains of gesso as well as tan and green paint adorn the surface suggesting that the hand was previously embellished by rings and a bracelet. A pair of perforations beneath the ring finger and thumb reveal how it was attached via dowels to the wood sarcophagus beneath. Size: 6.6" L x 3.2" W (16.8 cm x 8.1 cm)

Provenance: ex-Natalie Capron, Vermont, USA, 1972 to 2008, now by her heirs; ex-Maurice Crandall, Vermont, 1941 to 1972; ex-Clyde du Vernet Hunt, Vermont, 1916 to 1941; ex-Katherine Jarvis Hunt, Vermont, 1907 to 1916; ex-Leavitt Hunt, Vermont, collected 1851 to 1852

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#174384

  • Condition: Fragment of a larger piece. Chipping and indentations to surface, as well as expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Liberal remains of pigment and nice preservation of form.

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