Pièce Bonomi MSS 3.39 - Egypt. West Bank. Thebes. Valley of the Kings. Tomb of Ay (KV 23). Corner fragment of sarcophagus with winged goddess and prenomen, formerly in possession of the Royal Asiatic Society, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Temp. No. 3.8.39.1

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Corner fragment of the sarcophagus of Ay with winged goddess and prenomen, from the Tomb of Ay (KV 23) in the Valley of the Kings, on the West Bank of Thebes, formerly in possession of the Royal Asiatic Society, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Temp. No. 3.8.39.1, with measurements and some details (TopBib i2.551):

• red inked pencil sketch, with red and black ink notes and details on blue paper, mounted on blue lined paper
• loose
• 21.1 x 17.1 cm (22.1 x 17.5 cm with mount)
• [on sketch] 'FRAGMENT OF A RED GRANITE / SARCOPHAGUS / ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY' (red ink note)
• [on sketch] 'One quarter scale.' (black ink note)
• [on sketch] 'King / Ai' (pencil note)
• [on sketch] 'Ai' (red ink note, by Bonomi)
• [on sketch] '9' (black ink note)
• [on sketch] 'C / D' (black ink notes)
• [on sketch] 'A / B / C / D' (black ink notes)
• [on sketch] '4 / 4 / 13 1/4 / 11' (red ink notes)
• [on sketch] '11' (pencil note)

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