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LOT 0004
Egyptian Bronze Offering Table with Ramesses II Cartouche
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (118 grams, 78 mm).
Hollow-formed representation of a cartouche featuring a figure of a kneeling offerant at one end; the cartouche inlaid with a panel incised with Setepenre Usermaatre and hieroglyphic text, along with two attachment holes on the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.
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.
Cf. Roeder, G., Ägyptische Bronzefiguren I, Berlin, 1956, p. 433, for discussion and an example of this type of object.
FootnotesThis type of object seems to have served as a symbolic offering. Its resemblance to the primary element of an incense burner may imply a ritual connection.
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LOT 0004
Egyptian Bronze Offering Table with Ramesses II Cartouche
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
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Opening Bid: £1,250
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