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OLD KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY V-VI, CIRCA 2460-2184 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE RELIEF OF A FIGURE CARRYING A BASKET OF OFFERINGS
OLD KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY V-VI, CIRCA 2460-2184 B.C.
The upper panel showing the feet of offering bearers, the main panel showing the fragmentary upper part of two figures carrying baskets of offerings containing loaves of bread and vegetables including a cos-lettuce, a third basket in front bearing figs
10½ x 6½ in. (26 x 16.5 cm.)
OLD KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY V-VI, CIRCA 2460-2184 B.C.
The upper panel showing the feet of offering bearers, the main panel showing the fragmentary upper part of two figures carrying baskets of offerings containing loaves of bread and vegetables including a cos-lettuce, a third basket in front bearing figs
10½ x 6½ in. (26 x 16.5 cm.)
Provenance
From George Michaelides; 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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