Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20 Feb 2024
An Egyptian limestone stele
An Egyptian limestone stele
New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, circa 1292 - 1069 BC
carved the falcon headed deity, Horus, standing behind Amum, wearing a double plumed headdress, both holding staffs and facing a worshipper, with a shaven head and raised arms, with hieroglyphs to the top and lower right corner, identifying the worshipper as 'Hor-si-esi, the justified,'
34cm high, 28cm wide, 9cm deep, mounted on a stand.
Provenance
Galerie Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, Paris, France.
Private Collection, acquired from the above in 2000.


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