UPPER PART OF A LID OF EGYPTIAN WOODEN COFFIN Third Intermediate Period, 22nd-25th Dynasties, Ca. 945 - 700 BC; probably from Lower Egypt.. An upper part of lid of a wooden coffin decorated with polychrome painted gesso. It features a vulture headdress over a striped archaic wig, with a central black scarab symbolising regeneration. The pink-hued face displays pronounced black-outlined eyes and eyebrows. The closed hands are adorned with coloured designs, possibly representing richly patterned gloves. For similar see: J. H. Taylor "Coffins as evidence for a North-South divide in 22nd-25th Dynasties" in "The Libyan Period in Egypt. Historical and Cultural Studies into the 21st-24th Dynasties Proceedings of a Conference at the Leiden University 25-27 October 2007, pp. 375-409. Size: 720mm x 500mm; Weight: 4.7kg. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Mr. Hans Kamps collection (1953 – 2023), acquired from Glenn Howard Ancient Art; Ex. Swiss collection, Ex. VA Collection;  This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.