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LOT 0032

Egyptian Limestone Fragment

NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1295 B.C.

4 1/4 in. (190 grams, 10.8 cm).

Architectural fragment with two dressed faces; incised design comprising: vertical border to the left; a band of hieroglyphic text at the top; an arch enclosing a seated figure in profile wearing a tripartite wig and collar with curved beard, head cone and frond above; curved linear element meeting the end of the beard; traces of white, blue, red-brown and other pigments; chamfered edge pierced in modern times for mounting.

Provenance

From the estate of a deceased American, acquired between 1970-1989.
with Bonham's, London, Knightsbridge, 28 October 2009, no.23 [part].
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. image of a lady with head cone in The Yorck Project, 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei, 2002.

CONDITION

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LOT 0032

Egyptian Limestone Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690

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