Emporium Auction | January 23, 2025 | Online Only
Thu, Jan 23, 2025 10:00AM EST
Lot 85
Egyptian Polychrome Cartonnage Foot Case
Estimate: $200 - $400
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
possibly Late Period or Ptolemaic Period, painted gesso on foot case with depiction of skin-tone feet with white toenails in red and blue beaded sandals and with geometric designs between feet on blue ground, underside with geometric pattern in white, red, blue, and black pigment, likely made to be used as the foot covering of a mummy in an anthropoid sarcophagus, 1-3/4 x 9 x 6-1/2 in.
\r\nProvenance: Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
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Private Collection, Flat Rock, North Carolina
significant damage to cartonnage form with tears, cracks to gesso, and flaking, largely damaged along upper edge (detached at lower ankle from remainder of foot case), paper inside to preserve shape
