An Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief Fragment
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$5,000 -
7,000
Price Realized
$5,985
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief Fragment
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1307 B.C.
Height 7 1/2 inches (19 cm).
Property from a Private West Coast Collection
Provenance:
Private Collection, New York, prior to 1981.
Art Market, New York, where acquired by the present owner, 10 October 2021.
Depicted here in bas relief is a supplicant scene with a figure, likely a servant, bearing offerings of food and wine. A label is affixed to the back that reads "Mural Decoration | From tomb of [queens] | Deir el-Bahari | Dynasty XXVIII"
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