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LOT 0518
Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Hieroglyphs
OLD KINGDOM, 2700-2200 B.C.
7 1/2 in. (1.5 kg, 19 cm).
A limestone fragment of provincial workmanship, displaying a partial column of titular naming hieroglyphs, possibly royal; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection, acquired on the art market in the 1980s.
From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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Fine condition.
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A comparable example from Thebes and dated to the 18th Dynasty is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession number 12.180.377). -
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