EGYPTIAN BROWN STONE VOTIVE MODEL OF OBELISK

New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1070 BC
A pyramidion and upper shaft of a small obelisk, made of brown stone. Possibly inserted into a stone or mud-brick pavement, most likely as a votive monument in a temple. For Egyptians, the obelisk was a reverential monument, commemorating the dead, representing their kings, and honoring their gods. An earlier Middle Kingdom example can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. SL.3.2015.14.4.
Size: 300mm x 70mm; Weight: 2.44kg
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Robert R. Bigler, May 2009; Ex. private collection, New York, acquired 1989; Ex. Sotheby’s New York, June 23rd, 1989, lot 75. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Estimate: GBP 6000 - 9000