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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT, 19TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF RAMESSES II, 1279-1213 B.C. | An Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- limestone
- 21.9 by 26.4 cm.
carved in sunk relief with the king facing right, wearing a broad beaded collar and the Blue Crown, and propelling pellets of incense to the falcon-headed incense burner held in his left hand, a column of inscription and his prenomen within a cartouche above; remains of yellow pigment.
Provenance
Sotheby & Co., London, July 16th, 1968, no. 120
Canadian Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, December 12th, 2013, no. 6, illus.
Canadian Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, December 12th, 2013, no. 6, illus.
Catalogue Note
See W.H. Peck, "A Ramesside Ruler Offers Incense," Journal of Near Eastern Studies, vol. 31, no. 1, 1972, pp. 11 ff.