Michael Rice (1928-2013) collection, UK, acquired prior to 1983. Antiquities Christie's London, 1 October 2014. Private Collection, Los Angeles California.
Fine Condition with paint chips, superficial cracks, losses, and surface wear throughout.
Due to their size and shape it is likely these fragments were originally part of a rectangular sarcophagus. These types of sarcophagi took on the form of Osiris' tomb, with the motifs of the djed-pillar and tyt-knot conform to as well. The djed-pillar is generally associated with death and rebirth through its representation of Osiris' backbone, while the tyt-knot relates to the goddess Isis and her ability to protect the body in its journey into the afterlife.
