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AMARNA PERIOD, DYNASTY XVIII, 1353-1335 B.C.
細節
AN EGYPTIAN RED GRANITE FRAGMENT
Amarna Period, Dynasty XVIII,
1353-1335 B.C.
Perhaps originally from the base of a seated statue and subsequently reworked into a mortar, carved in sunk relief, one edge with clear traces of queen Nefertiti's cartouche and the remains of a two-feathered headdress belonging to her now-lost image, another edge with an inscription in hieroglyphic text identifying her as "the great wife of the king," "given life eternally"
15½ in. (39.4 cm) high
Amarna Period, Dynasty XVIII,
1353-1335 B.C.
Perhaps originally from the base of a seated statue and subsequently reworked into a mortar, carved in sunk relief, one edge with clear traces of queen Nefertiti's cartouche and the remains of a two-feathered headdress belonging to her now-lost image, another edge with an inscription in hieroglyphic text identifying her as "the great wife of the king," "given life eternally"
15½ in. (39.4 cm) high
來源
Antiquities and Souvenirs of the Grand Tour, Christie's East, 2 March 1995, lot 16
注意事項
This lot has no reserve.