Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment
Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment
Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment
Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment
Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment
Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment

Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment

SKU: MS.0056

Origin: Egypt
Circa: Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty, c. 2300 BC
Dimensions: 4.25" h x 3" w x 1.4" d, 5.25" h
Medium: Limestone

A vibrant and evocative scene is sculpted in low relief on this Old Kingdom stone fragment. We see a seated male wearing a shendyt-kilt, holding a tall stave in each hand.  He wears a short wig, with elongated eyes and slightly pursed lips in the form of a gentle smile. 

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with Robinson and Foster, 1948. Private collection, UK. Property of an Antiquarian; Christie's, London, 7 November 2001, lot 403. Dutch art market, 2006. Private collection, UK

Broken away on all sides as visible in illustration. Lower edge attached to a wood black base. Minor wear to the carved surface.

For similar see G. Steindorff, Egyptian Sculpture in the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, 1946, pl. 78, no. 262.

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Small Old Kingdom Limestone Relief Fragment

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