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False door stele showing the deceased dressed...

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False door stele showing the deceased dressed in a long sheath dress and wearing a long tripartite wig, seated on a stool with bull's feet. She smells of a lotus flower and is presented before an offering table. A band and five columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions present the deceased and her many offerings. Lithographic limestone. (Small shocks) Egypt, Old Kingdom, 5th dynasty, c. 2500-2650 B.C. H.38 - W.36.5 - D.9 cm Provenance : Former Boisgirard sale of 30 September 2002, Drouot, lot 218.