Limestone Relief with a Seated God

Culture: Egyptian

Period: New Kingdom, early 18th dynasty, around 1550-1480 B.C.

Material: Limestone

Dimensions: 28.1 cm high

Price: 8 000 Euro

Ref: 1512

Provenance: US private collection Donald Wonder (1938-2023), acquired prior to 1998. With a copy of an inventory list that names the relief under number 38.

Condition: Unrestored

Description: Left limestone fragment of a wall relief depicting a seated god on a throne, who puts his arms forward and holds attributes which today are not recognisable anymore. Opposite him probably offering bearers, possibly a pharaoh and his wife. The god wears a tripartite wig, with the side lobes cascading over the shoulders. Under the chin the long false beard is strapped. The throne with a rounded back rest stands on a pedestal. The depiction of the throne and the god suggest a date to the early 18th dynasty, perhaps under the reign of Ahmose (1550-1525) or Amenhotep I (1525-1504). See for the depiction of the throne the limestone relief of Ahmose and Montu in the British Museum with the Accession Number EA1708, as well as the relief with the seated god Amun in the Brooklyn Museum with the Accession Number 86.226.25. A similar depiction of a god with a tripartite wig is in the Barnes Foundation with the number A303. Mounted.