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| EGYPTIAN LATE OLD KINGDOM LIMESTONE RAISED RELIEF From the left door jamb of the entrance to a tomb chapel and representing the occupant, a high dignitary, walking to right holding a staff and wearing a striated wig, false beard, broad collar, and kilt; holding a strip of folded cloth. With remains of hieroglyphic text on upper rim. Vth-VIth Dynasty, ca. 2498-2283 BC H. 16 1/2 in. (42 cm.); W. 11 in. (28 cm.) Ex French collection acquired before 1980. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 203. BBB01 $95,000 Sales |
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