A rare and exquisite limestone portrait of a pharaoh, Old Kingdom, c. 2649-2150 BC. The well defined features indicate a royal workshop. He wears both the Nemes headdress and the royal uraes. In the carving of the lips, the eyes, the ears and the well defined cheekbones the portrait most closely resembles the Fifth Dynasty ruler Sahure ( and the 12th Dynasty ruler Amenemhat I. Portraits of any Old Kingdom Pharaohs are extremely rare. H: 1 1/8 in (2.8cm). Cf. 'Art of Ancient Egypt', Michalowski pg. 379 photo 314, and pg. 363 photo 206. Ex Pilar Muniz de Camahort, acquired in Cairo from R.M. Nahman in the 1950’s; thence descent. Pilar Muniz de Camhort was married to Ricardo Muniz y Verdugo Minister Counselor in the Spanish Embassy to King Farouk and later President Nasser.

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