À propos du lot
n° 92
Titre : AN EGYPTIAN POTTERY HUMAN-HEADED CANOPIC JAR OF PA-IYNEN
Provenance : Belgian private collection, acquired from the Fondation Veranneman, Kruishoutem, Belgium, 1968; a letter from 1966 with a translation accompanies this lot. Notes : THE PROPERTY OF A BELGIAN PRIVATE COLLECTORNo VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.Please note that the lots of Iranian origin are subject to U.S. trade restrictions which currently prohibit the import into the United States. Similar restrictions may apply in other countries.Please note that descriptions of lots in this catalogue do not include references to condition. Condition reports are available on request. Please contact the Antiquities department administrator.Dynasty XVIII canopic jars were usually surmounted by human heads and the protection formula also tended to become standardized during this period. The god Hapy, later represented with a baboon head, is the protector of lungs and is himself protected by Nephthys, the goddess of the East. For similar, cf. exhibition catalogue, Mummies and Magic, The Funerary Arts of Ancient Egypt, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1988, p. 149, no. 91. The title of the owner indicates a probable Theban provenance. Christie's, Salle de vente
, London, UK
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Titre de la vente : Antiquities
Date de la vente : 13/10/2008
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: Live Sale
