EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE VOTIVE STELA OF THE PRIEST DJEHUTYMOSE DEDICATED TO PTAH AND SEKHMET. Third Intermediate Period, XXII Dynasty Ca. 1068-525 BC . A rectangular sandstone stele with a domed top, finely carved. The composition presents the lion-headed goddess Sekhmet standing in profile to the right, wearing a tripartite wig and a sun disk. She faces the god Ptah, who is partially preserved, holding a was-sceptre. The Horizontal hieroglyphic inscription atop the god reads: "Ptah Lord of Maat, chief of the gods". In front of the goddess Sekhmet, two columns of hieroglyphic text read: “Sekhmet the Great, beloved of Ptah, Mistress of the Sky, Mistress of all Gods.” In the second register, on the right side, Djehutymose is kneeling in adoration gesture, leftward. In front of him, six column of hieroglyphic text reads from left to tight: 'Give adotations to Ptah beautiful of face, kiss the ground for Sekhmet Lady of the Two Lans by the Uab-priest chief of the altar in the temple of Ptah Djehutymose' (he say): 'Adorations ti thee father of the gosd, who rised the sky, who created the heart. May give you to me life, prosperity, health...'. A modern suspension perforation is drilled through the upper section.Size: 510mm x 335mm; Weight: 12.7kgProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market in the 1990s.This piece is accompanied by an authentication report from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.