Bidspirit auction | RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF DEPICTING

RARE EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF DEPICTING AKHENATEN - New Kingdom, Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC. A fragment of a tomb relief depicting a nobleman as a chair bearer. The man has a shaved head and wears a sumptuous pleated robe. The chair is decorated with the 'sema-tawy', symbol of the union of Upper and Lower Egypt. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 60.197.1. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 60.197.1. Size: 290mm x 235mm; Weight: 6.48kg. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by full authentication report by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.