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Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE; Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A wonderful pair of ancient relief plaques: an Egyptian plaque depicting a scene from the Book of the Dead and a Greek tablet of 2 seated figures. First, the Egyptian example portrays the god of the underworld Osiris seated in a regal throne with supplicants standing in front of him. Several vertical columns of hieroglyphs detail the top half of the interior image, though most of the glyphs as well as the images of the deity and his servants have worn away over time. The top-most section of the plaque displays a repeating linear motif, and the lateral as well as bottom peripheries are unadorned. Similarly, the Greek relief shows 2 gods or heroes, seated in three-quarters view and draped from the waist down as they each hold a staff and a shield. Plaques like this example would have served as offerings at shrines. Size of larger (Egyptian): 3.1" W x 4.2" H (7.9 cm x 10.7 cm)

Provenance: private Tennessee, USA collection; Greek plaque: ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, December 25, 2017, lot 145; ex-private New Jersey, USA collection, acquired over 20 years ago; Egyptian plaque: ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, December 25, 2017, lot 130; ex- private Matrisciano collection, Thousand Oaks, California, USA

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  • Condition: Both have surface wear commensurate with age, chips and losses to interior details and around peripheries, with heavy earthen deposits and light mineral deposits throughout. Liberal remaining detail to relief imagery. Greek plaque is accompanied by custom stand.

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