Furniture & Works of Art - 8th July 2008

Lot 375

A limestone relief

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £750

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Description

A limestone relief, Ptolemaic Period, circa 304-30 BC, with the owner standing on the right with raised hands, Osiris in the middle part erased wearing a tall crown flanked by feathers, Isis standing wearing the culture head-dress, sun disc with cow horns and holding the ankh sign, hieroglyphs above and below, 9.5in 24cm) h, 6in (15cm) w.