Lot Essay
For a similar example in the Louvre see no. 18 in Arnold and Ziegler, Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids.
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OLD KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY III, 2649-2575 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF
Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty III, 2649-2575 B.C.
The rectangular panel preserving a standing male figure facing right, his torso turned frontal, wearing a short wig, a broad collar with details incised, a bracelet on each wrist and an animal skin over a short kilt, the skin attached at his left shoulder by a ribbon, covering his torso and falings between his legs, holding a sceteor horizontally in his lowered right hand, his bent left arm extended out holding a staff
21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm) high
Old Kingdom, Late Dynasty III, 2649-2575 B.C.
The rectangular panel preserving a standing male figure facing right, his torso turned frontal, wearing a short wig, a broad collar with details incised, a bracelet on each wrist and an animal skin over a short kilt, the skin attached at his left shoulder by a ribbon, covering his torso and falings between his legs, holding a sceteor horizontally in his lowered right hand, his bent left arm extended out holding a staff
21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm) high