FRAGMENT OF A DORSAL PILLAR Egypt, Late Period,... Lot 41

FRAGMENT OF A DORSAL PILLAR Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty XXV - XXVI Alabaster H_ 21 cm Provenance Former Australian collection, after 1945 Former Dutch collection, 1980 Paris, private collection This fragment preserves on two hieroglyphic columns separated by an engraved line, the beginning of a statement where the speaker introduces himself: "I am an excellent dignitary who loves his master and who does what his god praises...". A LATE PERIOD ALABASTER FRAGMENT OF BACK PILLAR STATUE, DYNASTY 25TH-26TH 8 in. High This fragment preserves on two hieroglyphic columns separated by an engraved line, the beginning of a declaration where the speaker introduces himself: "I am an excellent dignitary who loves his master and who does what his god praises ...".