Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1070 BCE. A rare, near-miniature example of a limestone stela bearing a pair of stylized anthropomorphic figures facing one another. The figure on the right - perhaps a priest or scribe - wears a lengthy skirt that extends in front of his ankles and holds both hands in front of his elongated head, gesturing to the falcon-headed Ra-Horakhty surmounted by a sun disc in front of him. Above the figures are 5 columns of inscribed hieroglyphs that are likely a phrase of worship by the owner of the stela to Ra-Horakhty given how the left 2 columns read "Ra-Horakhty, the great god, lord of heaven." The two columns on the right - plus a single sign in a third column - identify the man who offers a bouquet of flowers to the god. Size: 0.85" L x 2.67" W x 3.84" H (2.2 cm x 6.8 cm x 9.8 cm)

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Royal Athena, April 29, 2005, ref. no. WNH06; ex-private French collection

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#182094

Small chips around peripheries and verso, with abrasions and minor softening to finer details, and light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to most incised imagery across obverse. Previous inventory number handwritten on verso.