Lot 2792
Sizeable Hieratic Text, on Linen, from a Mummy's Wrapping. Egypt, Late Dynastic - Ptolemaic Period, c. 500-100 BC. On a strip of somewhat coarsely woven linen, running along its length two parallel lines of hieratic script are inked in. Hieratic was simplified, one can almost say a shorthand, version of the Egyptian hieroglyphs developed by the scribes to enable their pictographic form of writing to be jotted down with a speed not possible earlier. Done by a neat hand, the text is quite legible, even stylish. Said to have been among a mummy's wrappings, the now brown linen with a few modest stains and one hole in a portion of the cloth. Overall, however, the linen well preserved and the text extremely clear. Length: 41". A notable artifact, and choice. Such extensive texts rarely appear on the market these days, and this is an opportunity that shouldn't be missed.
Estimated Value $1,750-UP.
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| Realized $1,380 |
