Description
Statue-cube whose front is engraved with an offering formula in hieroglyphic characters involving the name of the goddess Mut. Grano-diorite or dark grey and speckled basalt. Visible lacunae. The sides show ancient reworkings probably intended to make the object more homogeneous. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, probably Karnak. H. 20.5 cm - H. with base : 31.5 cm Provenance : Gaston SWATON (died in 1956) By descent to his granddaughter.
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Statue-cube whose front is engraved with an offering formula in hieroglyphic characters involving the name of the goddess Mut. Grano-diorite or dark grey and speckled basalt. Visible lacunae. The sides show ancient reworkings probably intended to make the object more homogeneous. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, probably Karnak. H. 20.5 cm - H. with base : 31.5 cm Provenance : Gaston SWATON (died in 1956) By descent to his granddaughter.