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OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI, CIRCA 2460-2184 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT OF A SLAUGHTER SCENE
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI, CIRCA 2460-2184 B.C.
With scene of a butcher cutting off the foreleg of an ox, hieroglyphs reading rekhes "slaughter", the frieze above showing the feet of two offering bearers, one carrying a fowl
11¼ x 8 in. (28.8 x 21 cm.)
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY V-VI, CIRCA 2460-2184 B.C.
With scene of a butcher cutting off the foreleg of an ox, hieroglyphs reading rekhes "slaughter", the frieze above showing the feet of two offering bearers, one carrying a fowl
11¼ x 8 in. (28.8 x 21 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired in Egypt between 1956-1958.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.
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