THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection

THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection

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An Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Relief fragment, 26th Dynasty, reign of Psamtik I, 664-610 B.C., or earlier

Lot Closed

December 17, 03:46 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

An Egyptian Polychrome Limestone Relief fragment

26th Dynasty, reign of Psamtik I, 664-610 B.C., or earlier


carved in shallow relief with the head of a man wearing a broad collar facing left, the feet of a larger-scale striding figure in the upper register.

29.5 by 34.3 cm

New York private collection, 1970s
Sotheby's, New York, March 1st-2nd, 1984, no. 146, illus.
Bonhams, October 24th, 2012, no. 296, ilis.
acquired at the above sale


Sotheby's, New York, December 10th, 2009, no. 10A, illus.