Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN RELIEF WITH AKHENATEN, NEFERTITI

EGYPTIAN RELIEF WITH AKHENATEN, NEFERTITI AND A PRINCESS - Amarna Period, Ca. 1353 - 1336 BC. A sandstone relief fragment carved with a procession of royal figures in profile. Each is depicted with the elongated head and facial features associated with the Amarna style, wearing a long, close-fitting garment and raising one arm in a gesture of devotion in front of a shrine. Traces of red pigment remain within the carved outlines.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1985.328.2.Size: 220mm x 460mm; Weight: 7.2kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.