Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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Property from the Collection of Axel Vervoordt

An Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment, Amarna, 18th Dynasty, later in the reign of Akhenaten, circa 1345-1336 B.C.

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July 5, 12:24 PM GMT

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3,000 - 5,000 GBP

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Property from the Collection of Axel Vervoordt

An Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment

Amarna, 18th Dynasty, later in the reign of Akhenaten, circa 1345-1336 B.C.


from a talatat, carved with three foreigners facing right, probably a small part of a large scene showing the king holding his enemies by the hair and about to smite them with an uplifted mace, the raised arms of figures pleading for mercy at left.

8 by 14 cm.

Galerie Joseph Khawam, Cairo
Madame Synodinos, Paris acquired from the above on May 29th, 1967
David Ghezelbash Archéologie, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2016