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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX-XX, 1307-1070 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX-XX, 1307-1070 B.C.
Sculpted in sunk relief, preserving a deity striding to the left, likely a personification of a topographical location, wearing a pleated, belted kilt, a broad collar and a striated lappet wig, his long false beard curling out at its tip, likely once holding a mat topped with offerings, a partially-preserved ankh sign hanging below, the deity positioned below a band representing the heavenly vault, a hieroglyphic inscription partially preserved below the band, another register below topped with a similar band representing the heavenly vault above a hieroglyphic inscription, likely referring to the city of Thebes, a vertical string of hieroglyphs to the right formed from alternating ankh signs ("life") and djed pillars ("stability")
22 in. (55.8 cm.) high
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX-XX, 1307-1070 B.C.
Sculpted in sunk relief, preserving a deity striding to the left, likely a personification of a topographical location, wearing a pleated, belted kilt, a broad collar and a striated lappet wig, his long false beard curling out at its tip, likely once holding a mat topped with offerings, a partially-preserved ankh sign hanging below, the deity positioned below a band representing the heavenly vault, a hieroglyphic inscription partially preserved below the band, another register below topped with a similar band representing the heavenly vault above a hieroglyphic inscription, likely referring to the city of Thebes, a vertical string of hieroglyphs to the right formed from alternating ankh signs ("life") and djed pillars ("stability")
22 in. (55.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Galleria Casa Serodine, Ascona, Switzerland, 1963.
Swiss Private Collector.
Swiss Private Collector.
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