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A Polychrome Sandstone Relief Fragment with the Viziers of Upper and Lower Egypt in Procession, late 18th/early 19th Dynasty, circa 1400-1250 B.C.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- A Polychrome Sandstone Relief Fragment with the Viziers of Upper and Lower Egypt in Procession
- 10 1/2 by 10 5/8 in. 26.7 by 27 cm.
carved in shallow relief with figures in a funerary procession led by two viziers, their faces finely painted.
Provenance
said to be from a tomb at Deir el Medineh
Comte Henri de Murard de Saint-Romain (d. 1911), acquired in Thebes
Académie de Mâcon, gift of the above, 1910
Comte Henri de Murard de Saint-Romain (d. 1911), acquired in Thebes
Académie de Mâcon, gift of the above, 1910
Literature
Armand Duréault, "Une peinture funéraire égyptienne sur stuc," Annales de l'Académie de Mâcon, 3ème série, T. XVI, 1917, pp. 303-304, pl. VI
Condition
As shown, note chips and abrasions to surface.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a related relief fragment in Munich see J. Berlandini, "Cortège funéraire de la fin XVIIIe dynastie. Staatliche Museen Munich ÄS 7127," Bulletin de la Société française d'égyptologie, no. 134, 1995, pp. 30-49 (J. Assmann, Tod und Jenseits im alten Ägypten, Munich, 2003, p. 408, fig. 55).