Inv. n°: MMoCA8

Egyptian Sandstone Relief

A large Egyptian sandstone relief from the Ptolemaic period showing two full-length depictions of goddesses, each holding a lily sceptre in the left hand, and an ankh hanging down in the right hand. The figure on the right is probably the goddess Hetmehyt.

h. 71 x w. 73.5 x d. 4.5 cm

Ptolemaic Period, c. 332-330 BC

Sandstone

Provenance

  • Private collection, London
  • Christies London, Sale 9244 - Antiquities, 7th November 2001, lot 420
  • Bonhams London, Sale 15216, London, 26th October 2007, lot 75

Publications

  • Christie's London, Antiquities Sale, 1st November 2007, lot 420
  • Bonhams London, Antiquities Sale, 26th October 2007, lot 67
  • P. Clayton, "Ancient Egypt" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 51, fig. 37

Exhibitions

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

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