Lot Essay
For monumental hieroglyphs over a frieze of five-pointed stars compare from the Temple of Dendera, p. 56 in Aldred, et al., L'Egypte du crpuscule.
DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
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A LATE PERIOD LIMESTONE RELIEF
dynasty xxvi-xxx, 664-343 b.c.
With a monumental hieroglyphic inscription, in sunk relief, with a funerary spell invoking "Nephthys who protects her brother Osiris in every nome," above a frieze of five-pointed stars
42 in. (106.7 cm) long
dynasty xxvi-xxx, 664-343 b.c.
With a monumental hieroglyphic inscription, in sunk relief, with a funerary spell invoking "Nephthys who protects her brother Osiris in every nome," above a frieze of five-pointed stars
42 in. (106.7 cm) long