AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF A MAN Old...
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF A MAN Old Kingdom, 5th – 6th Dynasty, Circa 2454 – 2140 B.C. A fragment of bas-relief detailing the right profile of the head and upper chest of a man, the figure is depicted wearing a close-fitting wig and sash across his chest from left to right, implying he may be a priest, from an upper register of the scene, a coil hangs above the man’s head, possibly suggesting this is part of a hunting or rope making scene, 13.2 x 10cm, Provenance: Private collection (Mr. G) France, acquired in Egypt prior to 1940 and thence by descent.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF A MAN Old Kingdom, 5th – 6th Dynasty, Circa 2454 – 2140 B.C. A fragment of bas-relief detailing the right profile of the head and upper chest of a man, the figure is depicted wearing a close-fitting wig and sash across his chest from left to right, implying he may be a priest, from an upper register of the scene, a coil hangs above the man’s head, possibly suggesting this is part of a hunting or rope making scene, 13.2 x 10cm, Provenance: Private collection (Mr. G) France, acquired in Egypt prior to 1940 and thence by descent.
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