Cartonnage


Hilton Price Number
HP33
Object Type
Tomb equipment, Coffin/sarcophagus/cartonnage
Material
Cartonnage
Provenance
Egypt, Thebes/Luxor
Measurements
6 ½ inches | 11 inches
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian
Divine Name
Nut

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Description

Cartonnage; a pectoral from a mummy of the Ptolemaic period, representing the goddess Nut with outspread wings, holding the ostrich feather, the emblem of Maat, in each hand, kneeling. Beneath her is a mummy reclining on its back, with a sitting goddess at her head and feet, probably intended for Isis and Nephthys. 6 ½ in. | 11 in. Thebes.

Bibliography

Price, Frederick George Hilton (1897) A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F. G. Hilton Price. London: Quaritch. Anonymous (1911). Catalogue of the important and extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities, the property of the late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. [...] : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [...] on Wednesday, 12th July, 1911, and two following days, and on Monday, the 17th of July, and four following days. London: Davy.

Last modified: 28 Jul 2021
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