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Egyptian Alabaster Headrest Pillar with Hieroglyphic Inscription Egyptian Alabaster Headrest Pillar with Hieroglyphic Inscription Egyptian Alabaster Headrest Pillar with Hieroglyphic Inscription
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LOT 0014

Egyptian Alabaster Headrest Pillar with Hieroglyphic Inscription

OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, 2494-2181 B.C.

4 3/4 in. (628 grams, 12 cm).

Formed as a carved cone with fluting to the vertical face; plain panel with incised hieroglyphic text and cartouche; one part of a head-rest assembly.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr A., Montreal, acquired in the early 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1993.
Thence by descent, family collection, from the late 1990s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12849-241633.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. head-rest assembly in the British Museum, accession no.EA30413.

CONDITION
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LOT 0014

Egyptian Alabaster Headrest Pillar with Hieroglyphic Inscription

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950

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