Lot Essay
Robert House Peters, Jr. was an American character actor of the 1940s-1960s, noted for his roles in "B list" movies and as the face of Mr. Clean in commercials.
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OLD KINGDOM, 5TH DYNASTY, 2465-2323 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF
OLD KINGDOM, 5TH DYNASTY, 2465-2323 B.C.
Sculpted in shallow raised relief, preserving a man seated before furnishings, leaning against a bolster, his feet flat on the cushion, his left elbow resting on his bent knees, holding a staff in his left hand, and a bull-tail fly whisk over his right shoulder, three registers of funerary goods before him, including on the top row, four stoppered stone jars, each tapering to a pointed base and cradled on a stand; the middle row from left to right with a leather bag filled with flax for weaving into linen, a round jar, a bundle of papyrus reeds in the form used as by sailors as a life preserver, and a bolster; the bottom row with two baskets; a Nubian boy, possibly a cow-herder, standing to the right, nude but for a rope tied around his waist, his elongated arms exaggerated, holding a flat-bottomed jar in each hand, that to the right with a funnel-top, a cow (only the tail preserved) before him
19 in. (48.3 cm.) long
OLD KINGDOM, 5TH DYNASTY, 2465-2323 B.C.
Sculpted in shallow raised relief, preserving a man seated before furnishings, leaning against a bolster, his feet flat on the cushion, his left elbow resting on his bent knees, holding a staff in his left hand, and a bull-tail fly whisk over his right shoulder, three registers of funerary goods before him, including on the top row, four stoppered stone jars, each tapering to a pointed base and cradled on a stand; the middle row from left to right with a leather bag filled with flax for weaving into linen, a round jar, a bundle of papyrus reeds in the form used as by sailors as a life preserver, and a bolster; the bottom row with two baskets; a Nubian boy, possibly a cow-herder, standing to the right, nude but for a rope tied around his waist, his elongated arms exaggerated, holding a flat-bottomed jar in each hand, that to the right with a funnel-top, a cow (only the tail preserved) before him
19 in. (48.3 cm.) long
Provenance
with The Arcade Gallery, London, 14 May 1968.
Charles William "Billy" Hains (1900-1973), Santa Monica, noted Hollywood film actor and interior designer.
Robert House Peters, Jr. (1916-2008), Los Angeles; thence by descent.
Charles William "Billy" Hains (1900-1973), Santa Monica, noted Hollywood film actor and interior designer.
Robert House Peters, Jr. (1916-2008), Los Angeles; thence by descent.
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