About the lot N° 21
Title : AN EGYPTIAN CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A MAN
Provenance : Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith; lent to the MFA Boston in 1934; gifted in 1952. Notes : SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDS OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTONRat-Tawy was "the Sun Goddess of the Two Lands," the feminine form of Ra/Re. She was connected with the temple of Medamud. (See Wilkinson, Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, p. 164). Christie\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s, auctioneer,
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Sale title : Antiquities Including Property from The Collection of Max Palevsky
Sale date : 09 Dec 2010
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
