Bidspirit auction | RARE EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE TEMPLE RELIEF

RARE EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE TEMPLE RELIEF WITH A GODDESS - Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 332 - 30 BC. A Nubian sandstone relief with the upper body of a goddess carved in high relief, depicted in profile to the right. She wears a tripartite wig and a broad collar. Her left hand holds the hieroglyph for ”year” and her right hand is raised before her. Probably from a temple complex in Nubia, possibly Kalabsha. Mounted on a modern base. For similar see: Museo Archeologicico di Firenze, inv. 2401 Size: 300mm x 240mm; Weight: 4.59kg Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; Previously in the Erika Krautkr?mer Collection; Ex Galerie Puhze, Catalogue 15, 2001, No. 231; Previously in the Kofler-Truniger Collection, Lucerne. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has a German export licence. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.