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Lot 266W

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian limestone relief fragment
Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty, circa 2494-2181 B.C.
With the remains of an offering list carved in raised relief, with polychrome paint, the upper register with the remains of two kneeling figures, the 'offerants', the narrow row below with two of each commodity being offered, the lower row with the tops of three columns naming the offerings from the left, 'pancreas, shank, rib and roast meat', 13¼in (33.7cm) long, mounted

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Provenance:
English private collection.
Bonhams London, 26 Oct 2007, lot 13.
European collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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