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THBEgyptian Limestone Stele Fragment w/ Polychrome Female
Lot 1a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Jul 16, 2020
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous relief stele fragment featuring an elegantly dressed female figure presenting in a standing pose while holding both arms gracefully at her sides. The woman wears a shin-length, turquoise-hued dress with a yellow and orange lower trim that complements her slender femininity, dons a yellow-green shirt atop her chest and arms, and displays a wesekh pectoral collar around her neck. Her wrists bear faint remains of orange trim as well as beige, flesh-colored pigment on her hands. A large, almond-shaped eye outlined in black is the focal point of her right-facing countenance that bears puffy lips, a finely detailed ear, and a lengthy tripartite wig showing one rectangular lappet. The intricate relief detailing suggests that this was a woman of status, and the polychrome pigment indicates that her estate bore the wealth to festoon her tomb with elaborate embellishments. Size: 4.625" W x 13.375" H (11.7 cm x 34 cm); 14.625" H (37.1 cm) on included custom stand.
The carved (rather than simply painted) and brightly colorful nature of this relief indicates that it was from a prestigious location - most likely a major temple, but also possibly a high-ranking official's tomb or even a palace. Images like this one were part of larger stories, usually a journey through the afterlife or meeting deities in the afterlife, that were designed to help people understand religious concepts and, if found in a tomb, to introduce the dead to their new world.
Provenance: private Hagar collection, Wildwood, Missouri, USA; ex-private North Carolina, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s
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#156425Nicks to figure, peripheries, and verso, with fading and chipping to original pigment, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice remains of original pigment on figure.Condition
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