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Lot 88
An Egyptian Limestone Fragment of an Amarna Princess
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$5,000 -
7,000
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$8,190
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Limestone Fragment of an Amarna Princess
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, Reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1335 B.C.
Height 3 inches (7.6 cm).
Property from the Collection of Sumner Schlesinger, California
Provenance:
Joseph Halle Schaffner (1897-1972), Chicago and New York.
Elmer "Pete" Schlesinger (1919-1982), Chicago; thence by descent.
For a similar relief with an Amarna princess holding a sistrum, see British Museum [Acc. no. EA63964].