Framed Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Collar
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gessoed cartonnage broad collar of a semicircular form. Fifteen concentric semicircles hang between the top panel, each with an alternating base color and filled with repeating frets, triangles, petite flowers, checkered patterns, circles, or fan-shaped motifs in hues of crimson, sapphire-blue, olive-green, teal, cream, and beige. Centered along the top are five palm fronds in blue and green colors, and the bottom rung exhibits several lotus blooms with petite buds in-between. A painted amulet in the middle of the collar displays three prominent figures: Osiris on the right, falcon-headed Ra in the middle, and Isis with her throne-shaped headdress on the middle-left; the far left 'figure' depicts a simple column with a curved headdress. Each figure sits with raised arms holding thin scepters. A marvelous and colorful example of Egyptian funerary tradition! Mounted within a display frame. Size (collar): 15.75" L x 9" W (40 cm x 22.9 cm); size (frame): 25.2" L x 19.7" W (64 cm x 50 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example of a Ptolemaic cartonnage pectoral on a full mummy, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 86.1.51 (third image for close-up)
Another stylistically-similar example, of a more complete form but of a slightly smaller size, hammered for $12,500 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 2755, December 13, 2013, lot 26)
Provenance: private Pennsylvania, USA collection; ex-William Ashby estate collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
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#148964
Condition Report: Repaired from multiple large pieces, with losses to areas of periphery and interior, and chipping to original pigmentation as shown. Minor abrasions to obverse, with light fading to original pigmentation, and fraying to some underlying woven threads. Light earthen deposits and wonderful traces of original pigment throughout. Old plaque on front of frame reads "Collarette From Egyptian Mummy Circa 1500 B.C." Paper backing on frame is loose.
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Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gessoed cartonnage broad collar of a semicircular form. Fifteen concentric semicircles hang between the top panel, each with an alternating base color and filled with repeating frets, triangles, petite flowers, checkered patterns, circles, or fan-shaped motifs in hues of crimson, sapphire-blue, olive-green, teal, cream, and beige. Centered along the top are five palm fronds in blue and green colors, and the bottom rung exhibits several lotus blooms with petite buds in-between. A painted amulet in the middle of the collar displays three prominent figures: Osiris on the right, falcon-headed Ra in the middle, and Isis with her throne-shaped headdress on the middle-left; the far left 'figure' depicts a simple column with a curved headdress. Each figure sits with raised arms holding thin scepters. A marvelous and colorful example of Egyptian funerary tradition! Mounted within a display frame. Size (collar): 15.75" L x 9" W (40 cm x 22.9 cm); size (frame): 25.2" L x 19.7" W (64 cm x 50 cm).
For a stylistically-similar example of a Ptolemaic cartonnage pectoral on a full mummy, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 86.1.51 (third image for close-up)
Another stylistically-similar example, of a more complete form but of a slightly smaller size, hammered for $12,500 at Christie's, New York "Antiquities" auction (sale 2755, December 13, 2013, lot 26)
Provenance: private Pennsylvania, USA collection; ex-William Ashby estate collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#148964
Condition Report: Repaired from multiple large pieces, with losses to areas of periphery and interior, and chipping to original pigmentation as shown. Minor abrasions to obverse, with light fading to original pigmentation, and fraying to some underlying woven threads. Light earthen deposits and wonderful traces of original pigment throughout. Old plaque on front of frame reads "Collarette From Egyptian Mummy Circa 1500 B.C." Paper backing on frame is loose.
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