Lot Essay
The plaster cast was made from historic moulds taken from the original relief, by the Gipsformerei Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, in the tomb at Biban el Moluk.
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MODERN, 20TH CENTURY CAST OF DYNASTY XIX ORIGINAL
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A PLASTER CAST OF AN EGYPTIAN TOMB RELIEF SHOWING MERENPTAH
MODERN, 20TH CENTURY CAST OF DYNASTY XIX ORIGINAL
The relief panel depicts the high-ranking official Merenptah standing, facing right, with right hand raised, wearing an elaborate headdress with sun disc, plumes, ram's horns and uraeii, flanked by columns of hieroglyphs, painted, with wall attachments
104¾ x 69¼ in. (266 x 88 cm.)
MODERN, 20TH CENTURY CAST OF DYNASTY XIX ORIGINAL
The relief panel depicts the high-ranking official Merenptah standing, facing right, with right hand raised, wearing an elaborate headdress with sun disc, plumes, ram's horns and uraeii, flanked by columns of hieroglyphs, painted, with wall attachments
104¾ x 69¼ in. (266 x 88 cm.)
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