Lot 53
  • 53

AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE POLYCHROME RELIEF FRAGMENT, 19TH DYNASTY, 1292-1190 B.C. | An Egyptian Limestone Polychrome Relief Fragment

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description

  • limestone
  • 59 by 34 cm.
carved in sunk relief with the figures of a husband and wife walking to left, the man holding a lettuce in his left hand and a staff with lotus finial in his right hand, and wearing a long sleeved tunic, elaborate flounced kilt, broad beaded collar, and tripartite wig with diadem.

Provenance

French private collection, early 20th Century, by repute

Condition

Repaired from several fragments. UV light inspection reveals small areas of modern paint along what are probably some of the joins: between the profile of the female figure and the curved line before her, between the left edge and the diagonal line, and behind the legs of the man. Plaster fill along the perimeter. The entire back has been painted over. Dimensions without frame are 58.5 by 34 cm.
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