Price
£2500.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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Egyptian sandstone fragment of a papyrus flower
Ptolemaic Period
Circa 305-30 BC
A flat backed fragment with three smooth, pointed petals fanning outwards, enveloping the striated leaves of a stylised papyrus flower. A fracture repaired and some encrustation.
Potentially a fragment from a column. Complex column types were popular in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods and fine examples remain, particularly at Edfu and Philae.
Provenance
Private collection, Paris, France; acquired c.1960
Literature
Compare J. Baines and J. Malek, Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 1980), p. 76
Dimensions
5.39 in, 13.7 cmStock number
8475The BADA Standard
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