ÉGYPTE-MOYEN EMPIRE
MEN'S STATUETTE Egypt, Middle... Lot 1
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MEN'S STATUETTE Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2060-1786 BC) Carved
wood
Missing from an eye, ankle holes H. 38 cm
Provenance
Ancient collection of a French
diplomat Our statuette represents a dignitary walking on a quadrangular base, arms raised along the body. He wears a short wig engraved in checkerboard, the eyes inlaid in alabaster are lined with bronze eyelids. He is dressed in a short chendjit loincloth and has a slender body and a very expressive look. There are remains of original stucco and polychrome.
Lot presented by Christophe KUNICKI Expert in Mediterranean Archaeology, member of the French Union of Professional Experts.
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