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Lot Description

An Egyptian Limestone Relief

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, Reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1335 B.C.

Length 20 11/16 inches (52.7 cm).

Provenance:
Private Collection, prior to 1969.
Private Collection (B.L.), 1987.
Royal Athena Gallery, New York (Inv. no. BL8701c.).
Private Swiss-American Collection, New York, 1990.
Private Collection, New York, acquired 2013.

Published:
G. Roeder, Amarna-Reliefs aus Hermopolis, Hildesheim, 1969, p. 190, pl. 190, no. PC 117.

Condition Report

Intact as preserved. Surface wear typical of age; chips, pitting, and abrasions with minor encrustations and earthen deposits throughout. The exterior edges around the border are uneven and rough, with some areas smoothed and rounded with age. The orange-red pigment is still visible on the ox. Old inventory number reading "142" on verso of fragment in black pigment; inventory label on base reading "LIM.REL.127 29002." Two holes have been drilled to accommodate a modern metal base, which seems to be permanently affixed. Fine, stable and attractive condition overall. Copy of original receipt available upon winning bid.

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