Egyptian Sandstone Relief of Amarna Period

Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1353-1336 B.C.

Material: Sandstone

Dimensions: 24 cm x 17 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 1001

Provenance: Belgian private collection. Acquired from the antiques dealer Claude Schots, Brussels. Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity issued by Claude Schots dated 9 May 1975.

Condition: Fragment of a relief, traces of original pigment.

Description: Carved in sunk relief with three or four figures standing shoulder to shoulder in profile facing right, depicted with elliptical eyes, prominent lips and noses, while three further figures shown in profile process towards the left, the central of the three figures with a clearly defined dome-shaped head, the face cast slightly downwards. Mounted.

Culture: Egyptian