Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN WOODEN PLATES WITH SONS

EGYPTIAN WOODEN PLATES WITH SONS OF HORUS - New Kingdom. Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A collection of four rectangular wooden panels, each painted in polychrome with a standing figure of one of the Sons of Horus. From left to right: Imsety with a human head, Hapy with a baboon head, Qebehsenuef with a falcon head, and Duamutef with a jackal head. Each figure is shown mummiform, wearing a tripartite wig and outlined in black, with vertical hieroglyphic inscriptions running alongside.Size: 270-280mm x 115-120mm; Weight: 880gProvenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in S. Tarab Collection, Switzerland, 1970s.This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.