Egyptian Limestone Stele Relief Fragment

An ancient Egyptian limestone stele relief fragment with a partially preserved Hieroglyphic text in three lines beneath a throne, naming Senj-res, Mayor of Thebes, and Pharaoh Thuthmosis I.

New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, reign of Tuthmosis I,

Ca. 1504 - 1491 BC.

Height: 5 5/8 in. (14.4 cm).

According to Professor Schlögl’s reading, this is a stele donated by a certain Senj-res, who was mayor of Thebes and later viceroy of Kush.

Formerly in the collection of Egyptologist Jacques Jean Clère (1906–1989); Pierre Bergé auction, Paris, November 26, 2013, lot 24; with Günter Puhze, Freiburg, Gerrmany, 2013; subsequently in the collection of Prof. Hermann A. Schlögl, Germany.

Published: H. A. Schlogl & R. Buxtorf, Egypt: History in Stone, (2023), pp. 76f.

Inv#: 9631

Guaranteed Authentic

$12,500