BUST OF A STATUE OF A GREAT GOVERNOR OF SAÏS IN... Lot 28
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BUST OF A STATUE OF A GREAT GOVERNOR OF SAÏS IN GRAUWACKE
Egyptian art, Sais, Late Period, second half of Dynasty XXVI
Fragmentary statue belonging to a great governor of Sais whose name has disappeared into the lacuna, presented in bust, bare-chested, wearing a smooth wig, leaning against a pillar engraved with three columns of hieroglyphic inscriptions. Very well polished. Missing parts.
Height 31 cm (max.)
Provenance :
Probably from the temple of Neith at Saïs;
Former Commander Sir John Francis Whitaker Maitland (1903-1977) collection;
His sale, Sotheby's, London, April 30, 1935, described in lot no. 24 with reproduction plate III of lot no. 22;
Recorded for the archives by Sir Alan Gardiner on the occasion of this sale;
Collection of Dr. F., Switzerland, since the years
1960;
Then inherited by the current owner, collection
Parisian private collection
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