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Description : Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved limestone panel fragment of a relatively rectangular form bearing a column or portions of 2 lines of hieroglyphs. Based on the planar left side of the fragment, this example was perhaps part of a larger stele or wall carving at one time. When translated, the top hieroglyph reads, coming out, and the 3 hieroglyphs on the bottom read, to royal house. The fragment is displayed within a modern wooden frame for display purposes. Size (panel fragment): 1.7 W x 4.5 H (4.3 cm x 11.4 cm), (display frame): 6 W x 9 H (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm) Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection, ex-BC Galleries, Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ex-Pavel Kucera collection, Australia, acquired 1960s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168115
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Estimate (low-high) : 1200 USD-1800 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 6A
Title : Translated Egyptian Limestone Panel Fragment
Condition report : This is a fragment of a larger composition as shown. Limestone fragment is ancient, wooden display frame is modern. Abrasions and minor softening to some hieroglyphs, with some earthen accumulation on surfaces and within some recessed areas. Hieroglyphs are still clear and legible. Frame backing has a couple of stable fissures and old packing tape along bottom. Back of frame shows handwritten translation of hieroglyphs. Fragment is adhered within frame and cannot be removed.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Late Spring Variety Ancient / Ethnographica
Sale date : 05 May 2022 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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