Provenance:

Andrew Cunningham Ware (1945–2024), France and Florida.

Vero Beach Auctions, Antiques, Art, Egyptian & More Auction, 26 July 2025, Lot 88.

A fragment of pink Aswan granite preserving a vertical column of incised hieroglyphs within double border lines. The inscription opens with the ankh-sign, “life,” followed by royal titulary and a cartouche, suggesting part of a standard pharaonic dedicatory formula. Although the weathered state of the carving and the later white pigment enhancement preclude a definitive reading, the preserved signs have been tentatively compared with Djedkare, a royal name recalling throne names borne by pharaohs of the New Kingdom and earlier periods.