Rochard Egyptian Sarcophagus Limoges Box with Mummy
A painted sarcophagus fit for a pharaoh arrives here with a small mummy of its own, wrapped for the ages. Rochard made this Limoges box in porcelain, hand-painted in Limoges, France, with ancient Egypt as its inspiration.
Secrets of the Pharaohs
Few subjects hold attention like the tombs of ancient Egypt, with their painted coffins and carefully wrapped kings. This piece borrows that drama in miniature. The box plays the part of the royal coffin, and the separate mummy turns the whole thing into a little tomb find on your shelf.
Treasures for the Tomb Shelf
- A Rochard design, hand-painted in Limoges, France
- Comes with its own small porcelain mummy
- Belongs in an Egypt, archaeology or world travel collection
From the Nile to the Mantel
Put it on a study shelf beside books on the pharaohs, or in a curio cabinet with souvenirs from a museum trip. Anyone back from a Nile cruise or a visit to a great Egyptian collection will appreciate it, and history teachers tend to enjoy the joke. In October it doubles as a lighthearted Halloween accent, since a mummy always has a place in the season.
Limoges porcelain is hard-paste porcelain fired at very high heat, a sturdy body that suits a piece made to be opened and admired again and again.