Egyptian c. 1000 BC (?) Carved limestone depicting Ramesses ...

Hammer

£5,500

Egyptian
c. 1000 BC (?)
Carved limestone depicting Ramesses III
With report that establishes composition and possible origin. 

Provenance:
The Old Chapel, Bruton;
Private collection, Gloucestershire, UK

"The stone can be described as a fossil-rich limestone with a crystalline lime/calcium carbonate cement in which the dominant fossils are Globerigina... The stone is Cretaceous to Eocene age... Limestones pertaining to this date range may be found in Egypt."

Dr Tracey Chaplin

Dimensions:
16 in. (H) x 11 in. (W) x 11 in. (D)