Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A beautiful limestone funerary panel for an individual associated with a pharaoh during the Third Intermediate Period. The obverse displays two horizontal rows of inscribed hieroglyphs - read right to left, top to bottom - beside a column of glyphs next to a standing, left-facing figure. The striding figure wears a protruding triangular kilt, holds a slender staff in his outstretched left hand, and features a corded coiffure that was a popular fashion choice of this period. When translated, the hieroglyphs read, "The honored one in the presence of the great god, buried well in the western desert, the king's acquaintance, Kai the Younger." Size: 17.875" L x 7.8" W (45.4 cm x 19.8 cm)
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Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s
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Condition
Nicks and chips to peripheries and verso, with minor softening to some hieroglyphs and figural details, abrasions and age-commensurate wear to obverse detailing, and encrustations in some areas, otherwise intact and excellent. Hieroglyphs are still legible and well-defined. Two modern metal loop screws are mounted on the verso for display purposes.