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Early Hieroglyphic Fragment, in Limestone. Egypt

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD
Early Hieroglyphic Fragment, in Limestone. Egypt
<Our item number 122835><B>Attractive Early Hieroglyphic Fragment, in Limestone. Egypt, Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, c. 2295-2255 BC.</B> A large fragment, comprising two vertical moldings from the right side of a false door for a mastaba tomb. On each molding, a line of neatly carved hieroglyphs: beneath each, a male &#40;in two sizes&#41; walking left and using a staff. The representations stylized, but done with more care than is often seen on these; with each wearing a wig, a broad collar, and a kilt with stiff triangular apron jutting forward. The inscription reads: &#34;Ichy, Chief Lector Priest, Barber to Pharaoh Pepy I.&#34; In very fine condition, with some roughness at the top left, and some at the figure&#39;s kilts and lower. Height: 19-1/8&#34; x 7&#34; x 1-7/8&#34;; on custom base. A good-sized and quite pleasing example of early dynastic Egyptian art: derived from one of the key aspects of their ritual and architectural tradition -- the &#34;False Door.&#34; <BR>Estimated Value &#36;12,000-14,000. <I><BR>Ancient World Arts, NY; the cover the piece for their 1992 retail catalog. For a complete, but somewhat later example of a false door, see C. Ede, Collecting Antiquities, fig. 227.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 122835<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/122835.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>