An Egyptian Limestone Relief
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$30,000 -
50,000
Price Realized
$25,000
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Limestone Relief
Middle Kingdom, 11th-12th Dynasty, 2040-1783 B.C.
8 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (21 x 47 cm).
Property from the Collection of Pamela Keld, New York, New York
Provenance:
Private Collection, United States, early 1980s.
Safani Gallery, New York, 1980s-2007.
Joseph Edelman, New York, acquired from the above 23 January 2007.
(Art Loss no. SAF/IADAA-3 and with invoice copy)
Note:
The man seen here is depicted in profile with a wig and false beard. He holds an offering table in front of a false door or recessed niche. The inscription on the upper right corner reads in part: “true house of the Great God.”
(Art Loss no. SAF/IADAA-3 and with invoice copy)
Note:
The man seen here is depicted in profile with a wig and false beard. He holds an offering table in front of a false door or recessed niche. The inscription on the upper right corner reads in part: “true house of the Great God.”
Condition Report
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