Ancient Egyptian Limestone and pigments Important Canopic Jar Lid of Imsety. Very Fine quality. 12,5 cm H.

Egyptian limestone canopic jar lid with the human head of Imsety, son of Horus. Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 2000-1800 B. C. Very fine example beautifully carved. He is wearing a tripartite wig, leaving the ears exposed, and has a short beard. The eyes and eyebrows are executed in fine relief. Much of the original polychromy is preserved. The short beard and the wig are outlined in light blue, the eyes and eyebrows outlined in black. The irises of the eyes are marked in red. The face and ears are painted yellow. Dimensions: 12,50 x 13,50 cm. Condition Report: Intact. Original condition. Exceptionally well preserved, including much of the original polychromy; just a few minor chips; a label from a previous collection and three small synthetic supports underneath. Provenance: Private Collection - Barcelona. Acquired at a D&V Gallery, Brussels, Belgium. Old belgian collection, formed before 1970. Documents: Includes Art Loss Register certificate. This is the exceptionally well preserved cover of a canopic jar, made of limestone and dating to the Middle Kingdom. The cover has the form of a human head, probably depicting the god Imsety. He is wearing a tripartite wig, leaving the ears exposed, and has a short beard. The eyes and eyebrows are executed in fine relief. Much of the original polychromy is preserved. The short beard was outlined in black, as were the eyes and eyebrows. The corners of the eyes were marked in red. The face and ears were painted yellow, and traces indicate that the wig was originally blue. For similar canopic jar covers see George A. Reisner, Canopics. Revised, annotated and completed by Mohammad Hassan Abd-ul-Rahman (Catalogue Général du Musée du Caire, nos. 4001-4740 and 4977-5033) (Le Caire, Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 1967) , especially nos. 4017, 4030-4032, 4059-4061; Jørgensen Mogens, Catalogue Egypt I (3000-1550 B. C.) , Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1996) , p. 166f. , no. 67. Notes: The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) . According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. - From 6. 001 to 60. 000 euros: 10%. This export permit application process can take between 1-2 months maximum. The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.