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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT

OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V (2494-2345 B.C.)

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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V (2494-2345 B.C.)
Depicting two Golden Orioles, with remains of stylized tree canopy in upper right corner
6½ x 3¾ in. (16.5 x 9.7 cm.)
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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Animals, 1996, III, no. 75.; and Noah's Ark, 1997, no. 51.
Golden Orioles are voracious fruit eaters and they are often portrayed in Egyptian art raiding orchards, and being captured by trappers using nets, a practice that continues to this day.

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