POSSIBLY LATE OLD KINGDOM/FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
Details
A PROVINCIAL EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE SEATED OFFICIAL
POSSIBLY LATE OLD KINGDOM/FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
Of the Courtier Netjwa(?) wearing a striated wig, with muscular details of arms and torso, his kilt tied at waistband with hands clenched to the side, an inscription on the front left side
7 in. (18 cm.) high
POSSIBLY LATE OLD KINGDOM/FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD
Of the Courtier Netjwa(?) wearing a striated wig, with muscular details of arms and torso, his kilt tied at waistband with hands clenched to the side, an inscription on the front left side
7 in. (18 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner's father in the 1950s (d. 1969), and thence by descent.
Special notice
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