Carved in sunken relief with a profile male figure, seated on a throne with lotus terminals and animal shaped legs, wearing a short layered wig of tight curls and a plain kilt, his name 'Seti' inscribed in a vertical column of hieroglyphs to his left, and with a diminutive figure behind him.
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Top left hand corner restored including a small section of back of seated figure's wig and top have of standing figure. Overall with a worn and weathered surface as visible in illustration.
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FIRST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, CIRCA 2180-2040 B.C.AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF FRAGMENTEstimate: GBP 5,000 - 7,000
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