Description : with fragmentary cavetto cornice, the front carved in shallow relief with an inscription containing the genealogy and titles of the owner: the... Petenebimaon, son of... the Prophet of Osiris... the Prophet of the Statues of Apries, Psamtik, born of the Lady Tgmust.
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About the lot N° 82 Title : Limestone Naos Size : height in front 13 3/4 in. 34.9 cm. Provenance : Theodore Bachman, Scarborough, New York (Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, January 26, 1967, no. 88)New Jersey private collector (Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 13th, 1979, no. 76, illus.) Literature : Herman de Meulenaere, Cultes et sacerdoces à Omaou (Kôm El-Hisn) au temps des dynasties saïte et perse, Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, vol. LXII, 1964, p. 156, pl. XXVIEgyptian Antiquities from the Charles Pankow Collection, 1981, p. 3, illus. Notes : Cf. Vandier, La statuaire égyptienne, pl. LXXXIII, no. 3, for a related Middle Kingdom example attached to an offering table and containing a small triad carved from a different stone. Sotheby's, auctioneer, New York, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : The Charles Pankow Collection of Egyptian Art Sale date : 08 Dec 2004It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale