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Egyptian Sarcophagus Cover, XXVI Dynasty During the Saite period (670-525 BC)

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Egyptian Sarcophagus Cover, XXVI Dynasty During the Saite period (670-525 BC)
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Egyptian Sarcophagus Cover Fragment, Xxvi Dynasty During the Saite Period (670-525 Bc). 10� x 33� in., made of cedar from Lebanon and covered with gesso, then handpainted with Egyptian figures and hieroglyphics. Visible figures are Anubus, Horus, and Isis. Housed in a 17� x 40 x 3 in. case. Ex a collector in New Orleans who purchased it in Egypt in the early 1950s while working for an oil company; Gary Hendershott Museum Consultants; Claude Harkins.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000.