Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN INSCRIBED WOOD HEADREST OF

EGYPTIAN INSCRIBED WOOD HEADREST OF NEFER - EX CHRISTIE'S - New Kingdom, Early 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1550 - 1450 BC. A wood headrest of Nefer (the Perfect One) from the funerary equipment, with a hieroglyphic inscription on the front and back. On the front, in the column running along the shaft, is a blessing formula invoking an unnamed deity to bestow ”health and life upon the Ka (the personality or life force) of a deceased person named Nefer, ” with the epithet commonly used for the deceased: ”one who renews life.” On the back, in the column running along the shaft, is an offering formula, beginning with ”A sacrifice that the king gives” and ending with the name of the village of This (Thinis), located in the 8th Upper Egyptian nome near Naga ed-Deir, thus allowing this object to be geographically located. Size: 320mm x 170mm; Weight: 970g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; Ex Sotheby's NY 09/12/2003 Lot No. 40; Ex Sotheby's NY 14/12/1993 Lot No. 371; Ex Parke-Bernet Galleries NY 24/04/1970, Lot No. 55; Previously with Erika Krautkr?mer (1932-2022); Previously in the Allen Collection. L. Owens (1893-1987); Formerly the Nicholas Tano Collection (1866-1924), acquired in Cairo. This item has a German export licence. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.