Lot 26A
Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved wooden sarcophagus bearing the likeness of a falcon standing in mummiform atop an integral plinth, perhaps a portrayal of either the god Sokar or the funerary deity Qebehsenuef. Carved atop the lid is a characteristic falcon head bearing a petite beak, ovoid eyes, and a heart-shaped face framed within a pair of thick headdress lappets. Remains of white a black pigment are visible in scattered areas across the lid while the back presents a thick, undecorated dorsal pillar. The interior cavity is large enough to have contained a mummified falcon at one time, however such an example is not present with this sarcophagus. Size: 6.5" L x 7" W x 20.625" H (16.5 cm x 17.8 cm x 52.4 cm)
Cf. The British Museum, museum number EA41552.
Provenance: private Florham Park, New Jersey, USA collection, acquired mid-1940s
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- Condition: Repairs to bottom of base. Each component with chips and stable fissures, with softening to finer details on falcon face, fading to pigment, and scattered earthen deposits, otherwise in great condition. Great preservation to avian form of lid. No falcon included with sarcophagus.
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