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An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor\'s Model or Votive Relief
Height 5 1/4 x width 4 3/4 x depth 1/2 inches.
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Sold
$2,750
Live Auction
Antiquities & Ancient Art
Size
Height 5 1/4 x width 4 3/4 x depth 1/2 inches.
Description
An Egyptian Limestone Sculptor's Model or Votive Relief
Ptolemaic Period, 304-30 B.C.
Height 5 1/4 x width 4 3/4 x depth 1/2 inches.
Condition
Intact as preserved. Surface ware typical of age. Chips and minor scratches throughout. Loses to the heel of the forward leg. unfinished designs started on the front right side (perhaps an animal of some sort) and on the back. Additional photos upon request.
Provenance
Provenance:
Private Collection, Latin America, probably acquired in the 1960s-70s.
Sotheby’s, New York, Antiquities, 13 June 1996, Lot 189.
S. Carroll Collection, New York, 1996-2016.