Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun Nauny – Third Intermediate Period – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/548344
The scales balance, indicating that Nauny has led an ethical life and is therefore
The scales balance, indicating that Nauny has led an ethical life and is therefore
Emile Gavet, Paris (until 1897) ; his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris (May 9–June 9, 1897, no. 327) ; Paul Casimir Garnier, Paris (1897–1916) ; his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris (December 18–23, 1916, no
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