Lot Essay
For a similar example in the Fitzwilliam Museum see no. 39 in Aldred, Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
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AMARNA PERIOD, DYNASTY XVIII, REIGN OF AKHENATEN, 1353-1335 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF
Amarna Period, Dynasty XVIII, Reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1335 B.C.
Sculpted in sunk relief with a train of three figures preserved from their necks to their knees, consisting of two members of a troop following their leader, the two warriors wearing kilts and carrying spears, the leader wearing a kilt over a tunic, extensive original red pigment preserved throughout
10½ in. (26.8 cm) high
Amarna Period, Dynasty XVIII, Reign of Akhenaten, 1353-1335 B.C.
Sculpted in sunk relief with a train of three figures preserved from their necks to their knees, consisting of two members of a troop following their leader, the two warriors wearing kilts and carrying spears, the leader wearing a kilt over a tunic, extensive original red pigment preserved throughout
10½ in. (26.8 cm) high
Provenance
Antiquties, Sotheby's London, 3 December 1991, Lot 62
Literature
Roeder, Amarna-Reliefs aus Hermopolis, no. PC 241, pl. 205.