CarpetA so-called ‘thunder-and-lightening’ symbol covers the entire field of this rug. Against this background appear a single, scalloped central medallion and four corner pieces
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Inscriptions from left to right:Divine speech (of Amun):…[nb tA.wj] Nswt-bj.tj nb-xpt-ra zA-raw MnT.w-[Htp.w]pA(w.t) r j(t).w=k nb n-aA-[mr.wt]“…Lord of the Two Lands, King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebkhepetre, Son of Re Mentuhotep…Provisions more than all your ancestors inasmuch as…“Next, above the papyrus plant one could still the remains of a figure of a vulture
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(see Lugt suppl. 2141b)Lower center of mount in ink: 133Marking: Lower right collector’s
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The Artist: Nicholas Hilliard, the son of Richard Hilliard, an Exeter goldsmith, made his earliest known miniatures in 1560. He served his apprenticeship as a goldsmith, beginning in 1562 with Robert Brandon, whose daughter Alice he was to marry in 1576
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By 1968, private collection; [with Emmanuel Koutoulakis, Geneva, Switzerland]; [until 1988, with Robin Symes, Ltd., London]; Decemebr 22, 1988, acquired by Leonard Stern, purchased from Robin Symes, Ltd
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