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Lot 87

Sale 2585 - The Tastemaker
Jul 13, 2023 7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$15,000 - 25,000
Price Realized
$10,080
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An Ancient Egyptian wooden sarcophagus front Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.

Carved wood, pigment and gesso, depicting a male figure wearing a wig and wide beaded covering over his chest, the face colored in yellow-gold pigment, the reverse unadorned but with small remnants of the wrappings still attached, raised on a bespoke mount.

H: 27 1/2 in. W: 15 1/2 in. D: 5 1/2 in. (sarcophagus dimensions, as displayed on stand), D: 10 in. (depth of stand)

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