The coffin lid was purchased by Georges Ricard for the Senusret Collection on 2 October 1975 in Cannes, France, Ventes aux enchères: Collection of M. X. et à divers, lot number 134. ]]> Senusret Collection: Usage and Reproduction Rights]]> Bolton, UK. Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, no. 1892.7.2.
New Orleans Museum of Art, 1977, no. 9004-06.
Stockholm, Medelhavsmuseet, NME 1971.005.

Other examples in:
Taylor, John H. 2009. “Coffins as evidence for a "north-south divide" in the 22nd-25th Dynasties.” In Broekman, G. P. F., R. J. Demarée, and O. E. Kaper (eds), pp. 380-385. The Libyan Period in Egypt. Historical and cultural studies into the 21st-24th Dynasties: proceedings of a conference at Leiden University, 25-27 October 2007. Egyptologische Uitgaven 23. Leuven: Peeters.]]> 74 cm High x 50 cm]]>
A recent interpretation of figurines depicting a baboon playing an instrument suggest they relate to the myth of “The Return of the Faraway Goddess.” In this myth, the feline goddess Bastet was angry at the sun god Re, and left Egypt for Nubia. Re sent the baboon god Thoth to entice Bastet with fables. Musicians and dancers accompanied Bastet back to Egypt, and her arrival brought good fortune to Egypt.

Ex collection Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, late 19th century- early 20th century.  Georges Ricard purchased the faience baboon for the Senusret Collection on 1 February 1975 from Jean-Francois Mignon, who bought and sold objects privately in Aix-en Provence. He started his career under Roger F. Galliano, a member of the Conciliation Commission at Central Customs in Paris, certified expert of the Chamber of Auctioneers of France and Judicial Officer of Geneva.]]> Senusret Collection: Usage and Reproduction Rights]]> New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 44.4.17

Emerit, Sibylle, 2013. Music and Musicians. In Willeke Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, Los Angeles. ]]> 6 cm High x 2.8 cm x 1.9 cm]]>
The head was once part of a larger unfinished statue of the god with a tall back pillar. The statue remains unfinished as indicated by the original chisel marks on the neck, remaining shoulders, high back pillar and side of the statue. This head of Amun-Re was the first object purchased by Georges Ricard for the Senusret Collection.

The sculpture was purchased by Georges Ricard for the Senusret Collection on 4 March 1972 in Marseille, France at the Ventes aux enchères Hotel du Prado: Collection d’un Amateur, lot number 49.

[See additional images below]]]> Senusret Collection: Usage and Reproduction Rights]]> From the 18th Dynasty: New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 07.228.35]]> 26.7 cm High x 9 cm x 7.6 cm]]>
The goddess stands with arms at her side and is clothed in a gown to her ankles. The lioness wears bracelets and armlets and a multi-strand broad collar on her chest. Her head is covered by a combination of a tripartite wig and leonine mane. Her eyes were once inlaid. High-waisted torsos and long legs are typical for the Third Intermediate Period, along with finely detailed incision. 

The statuette was once part of the Dr. Jacob von Hirsch (1874-1955) collection and sold at the auction, Collection Hirsch: antiquités égyptiennes, grecques et romaines (Paris: Hôtel Drouot, 1921), lot number 33. The statuette was purchased by Georges Ricard for the Senusret Collection 13 October 1974 from Roger F. Galliano, a member of the Conciliation Commission at Central Customs in Paris, certified expert of the Chamber of Auctioneers of France and Judicial Officer of Geneva.
]]> Senusret Collection: Usage and Reproduction Rights]]> Christie’s New York, Antiquities sale no. 12257, lot 42. Ex collection Omar Pacha Sultan, Cairo]]> 37.7 cm High x 7.4 cm x 7.1 cm]]>