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- Egyptian bas-relief with figures in profile
Carved sand.
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130
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- Egyptian bas-relief with figures in profile
Carved sand.
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
- Egyptian bas-relief
with figures in profile
Carved sand. Traces of polychromy.
Egypt, Karnak, 18th dynasty.
H: 30 cm; W: 40 cm
Provenance: Sale, Maîtres Rheims et Laurin, Hôtel des ventes Drouot, Paris, 17/11/1966, catalogue no. 393.
This fragment illustrates an offering scene typical of New Kingdom Egypt, where the figures are organised according to a hierarchical and synthetic principle. The main figure, depicted in profile, holds an elongated object, probably a folded cloth or textile offering, an element associated with purification rituals and the care given to the divine statue or the deceased.
The presence of a second figure, partially visible behind the first, is typical of Egyptian art: the figures are juxtaposed and superimposed to express the participation of several officiants without resorting to a realistic perspective. This construction suggests a succession of actions while maintaining the legibility of the main gesture. The repetition of hands and profiles evokes a chain of offerings or a procession, with each individual taking part in the same ritual act.
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