Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN CYLINDER SEAL, FOR A

EGYPTIAN CYLINDER SEAL, FOR A SEALER OF THE MAGAZINE - EX. CHRISTIE'S - Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV-V, Ca. 2613 - 2345 BC. A cylinder seal pierced longitudinally. The surface is engraved with hieroglyphs, including the owner's name and title, arranged in horizontal registers. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.Size: 33.5mm x 17.2mm; Weight: 16.9gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Christie's 13 October 2008, Lot 66; formerly in the collection of the French Director-General of excavations and antiquities in Egypt, Gaston Maspero (1846-1916). This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.