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FRAGMENTARY RELIEF IN LIMESTONE Egyptian art, Old Kingdom, 5th-6th dynasty, 2500-2195 B.C. Relief depicting a servant named Tjetji in procession, standing, dressed in a short loincloth, walking to the left, arms raised in adoration. He is followed by a second figure, partially preserved and carrying a basket in his right hand. In the field, a hieroglyphic inscription indicates the title of offering bearer of the Ka. Fractures. Dim.: 31.5 x 22.50 cm Provenance : Former collection of Bernard Bottet (1900-1971) and his son Bertrand Bottet (1924-1994) Its sale, Enchères Rive Gauche, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 26, 2012: n°197 Roswitha Eberwein Gallery, Göttingen Collection of an amateur from Marseilles, acquired in 2012
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FRAGMENTARY RELIEF IN LIMESTONE Egyptian art, Old Kingdom, 5th-6th dynasty, 2500-2195 B.C. Relief depicting a servant named Tjetji in procession, standing, dressed in a short loincloth, walking to the left, arms raised in adoration. He is followed by a second figure, partially preserved and carrying a basket in his right hand. In the field, a hieroglyphic inscription indicates the title of offering bearer of the Ka. Fractures. Dim.: 31.5 x 22.50 cm Provenance : Former collection of Bernard Bottet (1900-1971) and his son Bertrand Bottet (1924-1994) Its sale, Enchères Rive Gauche, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 26, 2012: n°197 Roswitha Eberwein Gallery, Göttingen Collection of an amateur from Marseilles, acquired in 2012
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