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A MIDDLE KINGDOM STEATITE STELE OF A HUSBAND AND WIFE
DYNASTY XII (1991-1783 B.C.)
The standing couple in high relief holding hands, the male official wearing a baggy wig and long wrapover kilt which has a diagonal fold and is tied at the waist, his right hand clasped at his side, his wife dressed in a tripartite wig and a long dress with collar, her left hand across her waist, on an integral rectangular base with high back support with rounded corners
3.5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high; 3.3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide; 1.1/8 in. (3 cm.) deep
DYNASTY XII (1991-1783 B.C.)
The standing couple in high relief holding hands, the male official wearing a baggy wig and long wrapover kilt which has a diagonal fold and is tied at the waist, his right hand clasped at his side, his wife dressed in a tripartite wig and a long dress with collar, her left hand across her waist, on an integral rectangular base with high back support with rounded corners
3.5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) high; 3.3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) wide; 1.1/8 in. (3 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired in the late 19th Century; by descent to the present owner.