Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief
Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief
Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief

Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief

SKU: MS.0078

Origin: Egypt
Circa: Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664 BC to 525 BC 
Dimensions: 11.6" Height (29.4 cm)
Medium: Painted Limestone

This handsome late period limestone relief, still retains much of of it's original pigment, and serves as a reminder to the modern observer that the ancient Egyptian language was not simply functional, but beautiful as well.  Striking in it's boldness and simplicity this fragment is sculpted in sunk relief, with a portion of a column of hieroglyphs, reading: "You have [na]med/[men]tioned(?)...,".  Elements of red and black pigment are preserved adding a sense of presence and vitality to the composition, which is elegantly mounted against a black frame.

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Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg, 1978. Antiquities Christie's New York, June 5, 2014. Private Collection, Los Angeles California, USA.

Intact as preserved. A chip to the bottom left corner. Minor abrasions, chips and losses throughout, especially to the edges. Losses to the pigment in the top hieroglyph and minor losses to the others. The pigment possibly enhanced.

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Late Dynastic

Egyptian Painted Limestone Relief

Late Dynastic

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