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MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XIV, 2040-1640 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XIV, 2040-1640 B.C.
Carved in raised relief with a priest facing left, wearing a shoulder-length wig, supporting a palette in his bent right arm, his left hand below, the fingers extended, with three hieroglyphic symbols above, reading: "Lector Priest"
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XIV, 2040-1640 B.C.
Carved in raised relief with a priest facing left, wearing a shoulder-length wig, supporting a palette in his bent right arm, his left hand below, the fingers extended, with three hieroglyphic symbols above, reading: "Lector Priest"
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Philadelphia, acquired in Egypt and brought into the U.S. prior to 1950.
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