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EGYPTIAN PAINTED STUCCO PANEL WITH A MALE DIGNITARY - New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A painted stucco panel with the head and upper body of a man depicted in profile to the left. He wears a close-fitting garment and holds a sechem staff diagonally across the chest. The staff identifies the man as a high-ranking dignitary. The face and arm are rendered in red, with the wig in black and details in grey and red against a pale ground. The pigments have retained a rare vibrant hue. In a wooden frame behind glass. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 30.2.1. Size: 300mm x 250mm; Weight: 1.56kg Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; From the Erika Krautkr?mer Collection; Acquired from the Aloys Faust art dealership in Cologne before 1978. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants. This item has a German export licence. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.