EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTIC ENGRAVED STONE WITH ANIMALS

Ca. 4000 - 3000 BC. A stone fragment engraved with a pair of quadrupeds in profile facing right. The larger animal occupies the centre and is simplified to an elongated body with long tapering legs and a slender tail. Beneath it is a smaller animal, its long horns curving backwards over the head and neck. For similar see: Predynastic Egyptian rock art as evidence for early elites’ rite of passage p. 89-91 Size: 410mm x 225mm; Weight: 11.15kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; Ex. Piasa, Lot 464, sale 18 March 2003. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a report from Lisa Sartini, Egyptologist PHD of Chimera Heritage Consultants.

Estimate:£3,000

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