Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom Limestone Trial-Piece Relief Fragment with Ear
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Ancient Egyptian limestone trial-piece relief fragment with ear from the New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BC), about 10.2 cm long, excellent condition, with display stand, provenance from a British private collection (acquired 2002) and a Certificate of Authenticity, legally exported where applicable.
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Carved in high relief with one ear, extremely nice details. Beside it an offering table or offering mat. “Trial pieces”, also known as “sculptor’s trial pieces” or “practice pieces”, were small limestone (or schist) reliefs used by apprentice craftsmen to practice carving faces, hieroglyphs, or proportions. Many come from Amarna and other workshop sites. A practice rendering of an ear was a common motif for sculptor’s trial pieces, as well as a practice carving signs like hieroglyphs for learning to carve formal relief signs.
Size: 10.2 cm L - 3 13/16 inches
Material: Limestone
Culture: Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1550-1070 B.C.
Condition: Fragment
Display stand included
Provenance: British private collection acquired in 2002.
The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.
This item do not need an export licence within the EU.
The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU
Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
N.B. Import duties may be incurred on orders shipped to countries outside the UK.
Notice: We are not able to ship to Greece and Cyprus.
Please note our last posting date before the Christmas holidays will be 18th December. Shipping will resume 5th January 2026.
Carved in high relief with one ear, extremely nice details. Beside it an offering table or offering mat. “Trial pieces”, also known as “sculptor’s trial pieces” or “practice pieces”, were small limestone (or schist) reliefs used by apprentice craftsmen to practice carving faces, hieroglyphs, or proportions. Many come from Amarna and other workshop sites. A practice rendering of an ear was a common motif for sculptor’s trial pieces, as well as a practice carving signs like hieroglyphs for learning to carve formal relief signs.
Size: 10.2 cm L - 3 13/16 inches
Material: Limestone
Culture: Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1550-1070 B.C.
Condition: Fragment
Display stand included
Provenance: British private collection acquired in 2002.
The seller guarantees that this item has been legally acquired & will be legally exported, related documents seen by Catawiki.
This item do not need an export licence within the EU.
The seller will inform the buyer if it needs a UK export licence outside the EU
Worldwide shipping by Registered Mail.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
N.B. Import duties may be incurred on orders shipped to countries outside the UK.
Notice: We are not able to ship to Greece and Cyprus.
Please note our last posting date before the Christmas holidays will be 18th December. Shipping will resume 5th January 2026.
Details
Culture
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom
Century/ Timeframe
Egypt, New Kingdom, c. 1550-1070 B.C.
Name of object
Trial-Piece Relief Fragment with Ear
Acquired from
Antique market
Year acquired
2019
Material
Limestone
Country acquired from
United Kingdom
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Previous owner - year acquired
2002
Previous owner - country acquired from
United Kingdom
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