An Egyptian limestone relief
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty - First Intermediate Period, circa 2300-1987 B.C.
The rectangular panel carved in low relief depicting a man facing to the right and holding a staff in his raised left hand, a sceptre in his lowered right hand, wearing a kilt and a panther-skin cloak, a broad collar, short false beard and rounded wig, offerings before him, text preserved in sunken relief above his head, with remains of red and black pigment overall, 55.9cm x 40.6cm注脚Provenance:
Anonymous sale; Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 13 December 1979, lot 68.
Private collection.
The Jacob collection, Switzerland.