Description:

Egypt, 26th Dynasty, ca. 662 to 525 BCE. Stunning wooden box covered in polychrome gesso with four major panels dedicated to Osiris, Anubis (twice), and Khepri. The box was made for Lady "Setja-imen-kewai(?)". Size: 7"L x 8"W x 7"H.

The hieroglyphic text has been translated as follows: Panel with the jackal facing right: Recitation by Anubis [damage] he (says): I have come to you, o Osiris Setja-imen-kewai(?) justified, in order to [damage] you. "to do something to you" (where "something" is a verb that is damaged in the text)].- Panel with the beetle: Recitation by Khepri [damage] self, Osiris Setja-imen-kewai(?) [damage].- Panel with the jackal facing left: Recitation by Anubis(?) [damage], Osiris Setja-imen-[damage]. - Panel with the face: Recitation by the Osiris Setja-imen-kewai (?): your limbs (?) are alive, they are your eye (?) of [unclear]. Provenance: Ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, IL, acquired before 1970, thence by descent to M. Poolos. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #107191

  • Condition: Intact with minor pigment wear.

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