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Egyptian Papyrus Fragment Group with Hieroglyphs, Isis, Osiris and Anubis, New Kingdom, mid 18th-early 19th Dynasty, early 14th-mid 13th century B.C. A frame containing fragments of ink inscribed papyri with remains of polychrome vignettes and hieroglyphic text from The Book of the Dead for Qed-Mut; the fragment is from Chapter 18: Qed-Mut kneeling in adoration before Anubis, Osiris and Thoth; Qed-Mut before Osiris and Thoth; Qed-Mut before Hapy and an unidentified deity. Cf. Allen, T.G., The Book of the Dead or Going Forth by Day, Chicago, 1974, pp.32-34, for a complete translation of the spell. 483 grams total, 50 x 18.5 cm (19 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Acquired in 1967. French private collection of Mr C. Acquired from the above in 2013. Ex French private collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant translations of the Book of the Dead Spells in The Book of The Dead or Going Forth By Day. Ideas of the Ancient Egyptians Concerning the Hereafter as Expressed in Their Own Terms. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.114479-195985.

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