Lot 63
  • 63

An Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment, Late Ptolemaic / Early Roman Period, circa 1st century B.C.

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • An Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment
  • Limestone
  • 13 3/8 by 18 in. 34 by 45.7 cm.
carved in bold relief with ram-headed Khnum, god of creation and fertility, facing right and wearing a kilt, broad collar, beard, and tripartite wig, a column of inscription at left referring to the deity.

Provenance

Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Vilain, Brussels, acquired in the 1970s