Egyptian Wooden Panel with Sacred Cow Hesat, Ptolemaic Period, 332-31 B.C. A rectangular wooden panel, possibly from a coffin, displaying a finely rendered painting of a cow with distinctive lyre-shaped horns, and a cord hanging from its neck; mounted in a glazed display frame. 4.2 kg, 59 x 45.5 cm (23 1/4 x 18 in.). Acquired since the 1980s. From an old private family collection, thence by gift to family members. Housed in a custom-made display frame from the 1970s. This cow often represented the divine cow Hesat, a manifestation of the goddess Hathor. [No Reserve]

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