Bidspirit auction | RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JAR

RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE CANOPIC JAR WITH INSCRIPTION AND FALCON-HEADED LID - Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1069 - 664 BC. A canopic jar carved from pale limestone, with a tall tapering body and an incised vertical panel of hieroglyphic inscription in contrasting pigment. The lid is sculpted in the form of a falcon head, representing Qebehsenuef, guardian of the intestines.For similar see: Berlev, O., Hodjash, S., Catalogue of the Monuments of Ancient Egypt: From the Museums of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Bielorussia, Caucasus, Middle Asia and the Baltic States, 1998, Zurich University, Plate 149, IX.2, Plate 153. IX.31.1; The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number VO.7 (41.171, 41.172, 41.173, 41.174); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 28.3.59a, b; Bonhams, Antiquities, 28 November 2019, Lot 177. Size: 305mm x 115mm; Weight: 3.85kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Robert Bigler, 13 November 2003.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.