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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALFRED E. MIRSKY, SOLD FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM OF THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI, 2465-2150 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI, 2465-2150 B.C.
Sculpted in sunk relief, preserving the head of an official in profile to the left, wearing a striated wig and a short chin-beard, his almond-shaped eye elegantly contoured, preserving a portion of his broad collar
17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm.) long
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI, 2465-2150 B.C.
Sculpted in sunk relief, preserving the head of an official in profile to the left, wearing a striated wig and a short chin-beard, his almond-shaped eye elegantly contoured, preserving a portion of his broad collar
17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm.) long
Provenance
Alfred E. Mirsky (1900-1974).