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LOT 0013
Egyptian Limestone Fragment with Seated God
RAMESSIDE PERIOD, 19TH DYNASTY, 1295-1186 B.C.
2 7/8 in. (4 1/8 in.) (53 grams, 74 mm (84 grams total, 10.5 cm high including stand)).
A carved limestone relief fragment depicting a squatting god Amun-Re, facing right wearing a headdress topped by two ostrich-feather plumes, a segmented mantle to the shoulders, knees drawn up supporting another ostrich plume; inked accession numbers to the reverse: '974.15', '69.10019'; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
From a deceased American estate, acquired between 1970-1989.
with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, lot 23 [Part].
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages.
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