Abstract
This paper focuses on the examination of the fragment of an Egyptian sculpture kept in the Collection Rui Moreira. Using a comparative approach with objects featuring a similar design, we propose a reconstruction of the object regarding its original archaeological context and dating. This approach allows us to identify this object as an important piece of evidence of the cultural renewal carried out in Thebes under the rule of the Kushite kings.
Highlights
Fragmenting objects was a common practice among art dealers during the 19th century and the early 20th century
This seems to be the case of one interesting fragment belonging to an Egyptian anthropoid coffin kept in a Portuguese private collection: collection Rui Moreira in Porto
According to the owner of the object, it was bought to an art dealer from Lisbon in 2008 during an Antiquities Fair held in the Palácio da Bolsa, in Porto
Summary
Fragmenting objects was a common practice among art dealers during the 19th century and the early 20th century. This seems to be the case of one interesting fragment belonging to an Egyptian anthropoid coffin kept in a Portuguese private collection: collection Rui Moreira in Porto. The fragment consists of a finely modelled male face, carved in wood and covered with painted plaster (H: 29 cm; W: 24 cm; D: 11 cm). The size and shape of this fragment suggests that it once belonged to an object reaching nearly 2,0 m in height, probably an anthropoid coffin.
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