An Egyptian Limestone Relief Fragment, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE

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Carved in sunken relief as part of a funerary inscription, with two well-formed glyphs remaining in two columns and colored with Egyptian blue pigment, the left column shows the sy mbol for "Osiris"; the right column has the hieroglyph with the sound value "m" Dimensions: Height: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm), Width: 4 3/4 inches (12 cm) Condition: Fragmentary as described, with excellent remaining polychrome. Provenance: RDA private collection, acquired from the NY trade as part of a collection assembled in the 1970s to 1980s. Show more