Egyptian relief fragment of a Libyan, New Kingdom, likely 19th Dynasty, c.1292-1189 BC
Limestone
Height: 10.6cm
11636 IVP
£ 12,000
Further images
This small yet well sculpted limestone fragment portrays the bowed head of a captive Libyan. Characterised by the almond-shaped eyes typical of the Amarna style, the prominent bulging lips and a slender facial structure reflecting the artistic conventions of the period. Emphasising his identification as a Libyan are his a goatee and the curved parallel lines of the nasolabial folds. The yellow paint that once covered the skin is still visible in patches.
The surface with some shallow chips.
The surface with some shallow chips.
Provenance
Joseph Halle Schaffner (1897-1972), Chicago and Santa Barbara, USAElmer "Pete" Schlesinger (1919-1982), Chicago, USA; by descent from the above, his brother
Sumner Schlesinger, California, USA; by descent from the above, her father
Literature
Compare a procession of foreigners in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA, Accession Number 1985.328.13. Also compare an example showing two foreign captives, one of whom has a pointed beard, in the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, inventory number APM08753
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