Lot Essay
PUBLISHED:
Grimm-Stadelmann, 2012, p. 15, no. R-032.
Grimm-Stadelmann, 2012, p. 15, no. R-032.
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OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER HEADREST
OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.
Assembled from three separate pieces, the rectangular base supporting the gently flaring fluted shaft, topped with a 'pillow' supported by a square collar, the shaft with a single column of hieroglyphs reading 'Chief of the works, sole friend, royal guard, the honorable Ipi'
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
OLD KINGDOM, 5TH-6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2494-2181 B.C.
Assembled from three separate pieces, the rectangular base supporting the gently flaring fluted shaft, topped with a 'pillow' supported by a square collar, the shaft with a single column of hieroglyphs reading 'Chief of the works, sole friend, royal guard, the honorable Ipi'
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
Provenance
Horst and Luise Foehr collection, Cairo and Bonn.
Aussereuropäische Kunst und Ausgrabungen, Lempertz, Cologne, 21 November 1967, lot 43.
Resandro collection, acquired from the above sale.
Aussereuropäische Kunst und Ausgrabungen, Lempertz, Cologne, 21 November 1967, lot 43.
Resandro collection, acquired from the above sale.
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