Egyptian Limestone Fragment with the Name of the Goddess Mut

Wall fragment rendered in sunk hieroglyphs showing a nicely carved vulture over a shallow bowl and the sign for bread. The sequence mentions the goddess Mut and can be completed to the recurring epithet ‘Mut mistress of the sky’ [Mwt nbt pt] . The feet of another bird appear over the vulture. Mut was an ancient Egyptian sky goddess and great divine mother. During the 18th Dynasty she formed the Theban triad together with the god Amun and her youthful son Khons. The name Mut also means ‘mother’ in ancient Egyptian. Size: H. 11. 2 cm Material: Limestone Culture: Egyptian, Late Period to Early Ptolemaic, 6th-3th century BC Condition: Fragment with well-executed and crisp hieroglyphs. Provenance: Ex collection of the German Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Hanns Stock (1908-1966) . Thence art market Munich, September 2015 sale. Joined by a search of the Art Loss Register database. Provenance data to the buyer. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Offered lots legally acquired, due diligence conducted to ensure the stated provenance. Related documents seen by Catawiki. Worldwide shipping with registered priority mail. Import taxes for buyers in the countries of the European Union – reduced customs duties of 5% in the United Kingdom – no fees in the United States and in Switzerland. Italia: Importazione soggetta all’IVA – sdoganamento molto lento – consegna postale lentissima.