An Egyptian polychrome painted limestone relief section, Late Period, circa 664-525 B.C.,...
An Egyptian polychrome painted limestone relief section,
Late Period, circa 664-525 B.C.,
with a squatting male facing right, the back end of a roasted duck in front of him, perhaps a food preparation scene, a foot visible in the register above, 16.2cm high, 9.7cm wide
Provenance: Acquired just after WWI by the vendor's grandfather Thomas Frederick Salter (1896-1975) who was a dispatch rider and fine furniture dealer who lived in the Bristol area until his death in the 1970s; thence by descent
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An Egyptian polychrome painted limestone relief section,
Late Period, circa 664-525 B.C.,
with a squatting male facing right, the back end of a roasted duck in front of him, perhaps a food preparation scene, a foot visible in the register above, 16.2cm high, 9.7cm wide
Provenance: Acquired just after WWI by the vendor's grandfather Thomas Frederick Salter (1896-1975) who was a dispatch rider and fine furniture dealer who lived in the Bristol area until his death in the 1970s; thence by descent