An Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Relief Fragment, 11th Dynasty, Period of Mentuhotep II, circa 1957-1938 B.C.

probably from the tomb of Queen Neferu, principal wife of Mentuhotep II, at Deir el Bahri, carved in bold relief with two men facing right, each wearing a rounded wig of echeloned curls falling to the shoulders, their faces with full outlined lips, contoured almond-shaped eyes and cosmetic lines, and long thin eyebrows in relief (one contoured), the arm of a third man visible at left, remains of black pigment on one eye, red pigment on the bodies, traces of a hieratic inscription painted in black in the field above.

Charles Dikran Kelekian, New York, 1956
Estate of David M. Heyman, New York (Christie's East, New York, April 25th, 1984, no. 110)
Peter Sharrer, New York, 1984
Charles Pankow, San Francisco (Sotheby's, New York, The Charles Pankow Collection of Egyptian Art, December 8th, 2004, no. 31, illus.)

as shown, note break along lower left hand corner, what remains of the surface is very crisply carved
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For similar reliefs see R. E. Freed, "Relief Styles of the Nebhepetre Montuhotep Funerary Temple Complex" in E. Foring, N. Reeves, and J. Ruffle, eds., Chief of Seers: Egyptian Studies in Memory of Cyril Aldred, London and New York, 1997, pp. 148-163.