2022.78
Object Title
Sarcophagus Inner Cover
Measurements
185.4 × 55.9 × 27.9 cm
Creation Date
New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, ca. 1190–1077 BCE
Credit Line
Gift of Lewis and Elaine Dubroff
Museum Name
Museum Contact
provenance@worcesterart.org
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/58339/sarcophagus-inner-cover?ctx=883c501b3a63c738ac68fe7d25423038b35f58d5&idx=0
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
pre 641 CE
Provenance Information
Archaeological findspot unknown.
By 1971, European private collection, said to have been acquired from Galerie Maspero, Paris.
Before June 12, 2003, Belgian private collection, acquired from the above.
2003-2022, Dubroff Collection, acquired from Sotheby’s, New York, NY (“Antiquities,” June 12, 2003, Lot 115).
2022, Worcester Art Museum, gift of Lewis and Elaine Dubroff.
By 1971, European private collection, said to have been acquired from Galerie Maspero, Paris.
Before June 12, 2003, Belgian private collection, acquired from the above.
2003-2022, Dubroff Collection, acquired from Sotheby’s, New York, NY (“Antiquities,” June 12, 2003, Lot 115).
2022, Worcester Art Museum, gift of Lewis and Elaine Dubroff.
Exhibition Information
Exhibited at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, from 2003 to 2022.
Publication Information
Sotheby’s, New York, "Antiquities," June 12, 2003, lot 115 (pages 112-113).
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This object has a known provenance dating to 2003, when it was sold at public auction in New York. It has a credible reported provenance dating back to 1971, for which written documentation has not yet been found. Provenance research is ongoing. Prior to its acquisition by the Worcester Art Museum, it was on public display from 2003 to 2022 at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
This object adds significantly to the Worcester Art Museum’s collection of Egyptian antiquities. It is earlier in date and of a different material than the Museum’s two other Egyptian sarcophagi, both cartonnage and dating to the late Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
This object adds significantly to the Worcester Art Museum’s collection of Egyptian antiquities. It is earlier in date and of a different material than the Museum’s two other Egyptian sarcophagi, both cartonnage and dating to the late Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
