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An Egyptian Sandstone Relief Fragment, Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 B.C.
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- An Egyptian Sandstone Relief Fragment
- Sandstone
- 13 1/2 by 6 3/4 by 1 1/4 in. 34.3 by 17.2 by 3.2 cm.
carved in high relief with a lunar child-god, probably Khonsu, facing right and wearing a broad collar, necklace, and close-fitting cap with side-lock, uraeus and streamers, surmounted by a crown in the form of the moon-crescent and sun-disk, the line of inscription above referring to a place connected to the deity.
Provenance
Jerome Eisenberg, 44 East 82nd Street, New York
Richard Titelman, Altoona, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above on December 27th, 1969
Richard Titelman, Altoona, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above on December 27th, 1969