Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic Limestone Stele - Published in the BIFAO BULLETIN. French Passport - 38 cm

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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.

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Ptolemaic limestone stele titled 'Stele - Published in the BIFAO BULLETIN. French Passport', dating to the 3rd–1st century BC, 38 cm high, 32.2 cm wide and 4 cm deep, in good condition, depicting a dedicant offering vases to a deity with a winged sun-disk and uraeus-snakes.

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Ptolemaic Stele – 3rd -1st century BC

A Ptolemaic limestone stele depicting a dedicant offering vases to a deity. On the pediment, winged sun-disk above two uraeus-snakes. 3rd - 1st century BC. Broken and restored at the top.

Provenance: Former private collection (France; before 1965).

Published in V. Carpano, Une collection particulière, BIFAO 94, 1994, p. 62, fig. 28.
Attached import certificate from Spanish Ministry of Culture. Attached export certificate from France.

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Ptolemaic Stele – 3rd -1st century BC

A Ptolemaic limestone stele depicting a dedicant offering vases to a deity. On the pediment, winged sun-disk above two uraeus-snakes. 3rd - 1st century BC. Broken and restored at the top.

Provenance: Former private collection (France; before 1965).

Published in V. Carpano, Une collection particulière, BIFAO 94, 1994, p. 62, fig. 28.
Attached import certificate from Spanish Ministry of Culture. Attached export certificate from France.

The Supplier warrants that he obtained this lot legally. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.

Important: For destinations out of Spanish territory: all our objects will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks.

Details

Culture
Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic
Century/ Timeframe
3rd -1st century BC
Name of object
Stele - Published in the BIFAO BULLETIN. French Passport
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2024
Material
Limestone
Country acquired from
Germany
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Antique market
Height
38 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1965
Width
32.2 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
Depth
4 cm
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