FRAGMENT OF A BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A BEARER Egypt,... Lot 99

FRAGMENT OF A BAS-RELIEF DEPICTING A BEARER Egypt, Old Kingdom 5th-6th dynasty, circa 2500-2200 BC Limestone Size: 45 x 37 cm Fragment of a bas-relief depicting an offering bearer. He is standing, wearing a short loincloth, walking towards the right, holding a bundle of papyrus in his hand. We can make out a second bearer, holding the head of a duck. A partial line of hieroglyphic inscriptions is engraved. Probably from a mastaba Remains of red and black polychromy. Provenance: Acquired at an Aristophil sale from Me Aguttes in 2010. Attesting document Comparative bibliography: Christiane Ziegler, "Catalogue des stèles, peintures et reliefs égyptiens de L'Ancien Empire et de la Première Période Intermédiaire", Paris, 1990 An example representing a suite of offering bearers in the Musée du Louvre, n°inv. AF 10243 Expert : Sabrina Uzan Expertise Archeology - Islamic Arts Member of SNA Member of CECOA n°115263 13, rue des Saints Pères 75006 Paris 06 88 39 56 03 sabrinauzanexpertise@gmail.com