ID 1177619
Lot 107 | AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENT
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, REIGN OF AMENEMHET III, 1859-1813 B.C.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) wide
Provenance
with Charles D. Kelekian (1900-1982), New York, acquired by 1951 (Inv. nos. T.114, T.1625).
Ernest Erickson (1893-1983), New York, thence by bequest to the Ernest Erickson Foundation.
Property of the Ernest Erickson Foundation; Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 23 June 1989, lot 47.
Private Collection, Europe, acquired from the above; thence by descent.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2013.
Literature
B. Fay, “L’art égyptien du Moyen Empire: Première partie,” Égypte, Afrique et Orient, vol. 30, 2003, pp. 48-50, fig. 11a.
B. Fay, “L’art égyptien du Moyen Empire: Seconde partie,” Égypte, Afrique et Orient, vol. 31, 2003, p. 15, fig. 11a.
| Medium: | Limestone, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Middle Kingdom |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Category: | Frieze |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Limestone, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Middle Kingdom |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Egypt, Africa |
| Category: | Frieze |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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