Lot 51

ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PAPYRUS FLOWER ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT
EGYPT, PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, C. 324 - 30 B.C.

Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
carved sandstone, depicting a papyrus flower with three pointed stems in a symmetrical pattern, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
13.7cm high
Provenance
Private collection, Paris, France; acquired circa 1960
Footnote
Compare J. Baines and J. Malek, Atlas of Ancient Egypt (Oxford, 1980), p. 76
