Beschreibung : ANCIENT EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED FOOT
Dayr al-Barsha, Middle Egypt
This remarkable artifact is the actual foot of a human Egyptian mummy, originally retrieved from a plundered tomb dating to around 2050 BCE, the period of the Old Kingdom, when the pyramids were first being built. The tomb was located in a shaft cut in the rock of a vast necropolis on the southern hill of Dayr al-Barsha, and the mummy was probably destroyed by grave-robbers in search of jewelry wrapped in the linen. The foot is of small size, and is partially wrapped in a good portion of the linen, from which the slender, blackened toes emerge, complete with nails, approximately 5 inches long overall, presented on a wood and brass display stand.
Preis: 6 875.00 USD🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig.
Schätzung (niedrig/hoch) : 5000 USD-7000 USD🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig.
Über das Lot Chargen- 200 Titel : Ancient Egyptian Mummified Foot I.M. Chait Gallery, Auktionator, Los Angeles, US🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Verkaufstitel : IMPORTANT NATURAL HISTORY AUCTION Verkaufsdatum : 04/05/2013🔓Keine Kreditkarte nötig. Auktionsreferenz : Live Sale