Inv. n°: MMoCA4

Egyptian Sandstone Wall Fragment

Sandstone wall fragment depicting an offering scene of the seated god Atum of Heliopolis with two large cartouches naming the Divine Adoratresses of Amun Shepenwepet and Amenirdis.

h. 52 x w. 76 x d. 5 cm

Saite Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 BC

Sandstone

Provenance

  • Ex private collection, Australia, acquired prior to the owner's arrival in Australia in the late 1940s
  • Christie's London, Sale 7521 - Antiquities, 25th October 2007, lot 46

Publications

  • Christie's London, Antiquities Sale, 25th October 2007, lot 46
  • P. Clayton, "Ancient Egypt" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 48, fig. 29
  • Pharaon, le magazine de l'Egypte éternelle, February - March - April 2014, no. 16, p. 35

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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