Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF WITH CARTOUCHES

EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF WITH CARTOUCHES OF AKHENATEN AND ATEN - Ca. 1550 - 1069 BCAn Egyptian limestone relief of the cartouches of Akhenaten (1356-1336 BC), and the first of the cartouches of the god Aten inscibed with the early forms of his name: “Ra-horakhty who rejoices at the horizon” (of his name of Shu which is in the solar disk). There is a sentence on the upper part of the relief reading 'He of the sedge and of the bee'. This can be read to mean that he is the king of the upper and lower Egypt. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 1991.237.70.Size: 210mm x 195mm; Weight: 3.71kgProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.