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This is the rating and price for Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment, 1200.0



Description : Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1200 BC Carved in sunk relief, depicting the god of the Nile flood, Hapi. Hapi is shown in usual androgynous form, with female breast, relating to the fertility associated with the Nile. On old ebonized wood stand. Excellent quality. Note: Stone is slightly loosely inset into stand, due to wood shrinkage.
Price: 25 000.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 10000 USD-30000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 115
Title : Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment, Period : 1200.0
Size : 14.25” (36.2cm) high, without stand.
Provenance : The John J. Slocum Collection - Newport, RI Mr. Slocum (1914-1997) collected most of his antiquities while serving as US cultural attache to Egypt in the 1960s. Later, he served as Assistant to the Director of The Smithsonian, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee, and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America. He was a well-respected scholar/collector, whose medieval crusader coins were sold in a single-owner sale at Sotheby’s, London in 1997.
Condition report : Very good, sharp details , as shown.
Ancient Objects, auctioneer, Providence, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Classical Antiquities - Early Hindu & Asian Art - Paintings - Natural History, etc.
Sale date : 15 Oct 2017 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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