was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee
Rendered in a palette of ochre yellows
Provenance: Private NYC collection acquired from the US trade
the ancient tool was shaped from a single piece of iron bent at the center to create twin prongs
This two-part bronze incense censer features a lower body with a hollow
An Egyptian Limestone Relief fragment with Wedjet Eye and Anubis, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1540 - 1292 BCE Medium - Bone was appointed by President ReaganA finely carved limestone relief fragment originally forming the left portion of a door lintel, identifiable by the projecting lip along the upper edge. Executed in crisp sunken relief, the composition is read left to right and centers on protective funerary imagery associated with the necropolis. At the right appears the sacred Wedjat eye (Eye of Horus), an enduring symbol of healing, restoration, and divine protection. Its placement on architectural