An Egyptian limestone relief fragment
Early 18th Dynasty, circa 1567-1400 B.C.
The main scene showing a husband and wife seated on lion-footed chairs, the husband holding a lotus up to his nose, both holding kerchiefs as a sign of rank, the name 'Djehuty' inscribed in front of the husband, an inscription above his wife's head naming her as 'Djab', also called 'Setjet', on the upper register the remains of three seated figures, one male and two female behind a heaped offering table, the remains of further text in a panel to the right asking for invocation offerings, 9¼in (23.5cm) wide; 8¾in (22.2cm) high
Early 18th Dynasty, circa 1567-1400 B.C.
The main scene showing a husband and wife seated on lion-footed chairs, the husband holding a lotus up to his nose, both holding kerchiefs as a sign of rank, the name 'Djehuty' inscribed in front of the husband, an inscription above his wife's head naming her as 'Djab', also called 'Setjet', on the upper register the remains of three seated figures, one male and two female behind a heaped offering table, the remains of further text in a panel to the right asking for invocation offerings, 9¼in (23.5cm) wide; 8¾in (22.2cm) high
Sold for
£12,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property of a private English owner, by descent from the vendor's great grandfather, who was collecting in the late 1920s.
Category: Antiquities
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