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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gessoed cartonnage broad collar of a semicircular form. Fifteen concentric semicircles hang between the top panel, each with an alternating base color and filled with repeating frets, triangles, petite flowers, checkered patterns, circles, or fan-shaped motifs in hues of crimson, sapphire-blue, olive-green, teal, cream, and beige. Centered along the top are five palm fronds in blue and green colors, and the bottom rung exhibits several lotus blooms with petite buds in-between. A painted amulet in the middle of the collar displays three prominent figures: Osiris on the right, falcon-headed Ra in the middle, and Isis with her throne-shaped headdress on the middle-left, the far left 'figure' depicts a simple column with a curved headdress. Each figure sits with raised arms holding thin scepters. A marvelous and colorful example of Egyptian funerary tradition! Mounted within a display frame. Size (collar): 15.75 L x 9 W (40 cm x 22.9 cm), size (frame): 25.2 L x 19.7 W (64 cm x 50 cm). For a stylistically-similar example of a Ptolemaic cartonnage pectoral on a full mummy, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 86.1.51 (third image for close-up): Another stylistically-similar example, of a more complete form but of a slightly smaller size, hammered for $12,500 at Christie's, New York Antiquities auction (sale 2755, December 13, 2013, lot 26): Provenance: private Pennsylvania, USA collection, ex-William Ashby estate collection, New Jersey, USA, acquired 1974 to 1990 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #148964
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