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Description : **Holiday Shipping Deadlines** USA Domestic: 12/14 for Standard, 12/23 for Express International: 12/7 for Standard, 12/19 for Express Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A graceful wooden headrest, the wood aged to a warm burnt orange color, featuring a flat base, a thin leg, and a crescent-shaped upper part for placing the head. The headrest was a powerful symbol to the Egyptians, used in life and in death to support the head - the seat of life. The Book of the Dead states that the headrest was important to protect the head of the deceased and save it from decapitation by evil forces. Size: 8.5 W x 5.7 H (21.6 cm x 14.5 cm) Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in December 2008, ex-Windsor Antiquities, New York, New York, USA 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. #151235
Price: 747.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 1200 USD-1800 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 9
Title : Rare Egyptian Wood Head Rest
Condition report : The wood is weathered, with some fissures across the surface and small losses from the peripheries. The base has some larger losses, but it stands easily on its own. Light deposits on surface.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Holiday Sale - Antiquities / Ethnographic Art
Sale date : 12 Dec 2019 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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