Egyptian master sculptor's teaching aid, relief with animals, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, c.1360 BC
Limestone
Height 10.2cm, length 12cm
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A highly important Egyptian master sculptor's teaching aid. The large flake of hard limestone has an irregular, roughly convex surface. It is carved in high relief with the heads of seven animals; the mask of a panther, a scarab beetle and five animals in profile: a lion, a gazelle, a hound and two calves, one with its tongue out, lapping. Some dendritic staining and the muzzle of the dog chipped away.
Provenance
Private collection, Belgium; acquired prior to 1983Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland; acquired from Charles Ede in 2012
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