A QUARTZITE MALE HEAD
A QUARTZITE MALE HEAD

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A QUARTZITE MALE HEAD
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XIX, 1306-1290 B.C.

Originally from a group statue, depicted with a short chin beard, round face, and striated wig, the back slab with traces of at least two columns of hieroglyphics, the standard opening of the funerary invocation,"A boon which the king grants to Amun-re..."
7 1/2in. (19.1cm.) high

Lot Essay

Compare a quartzite head from a block statue in the Fritzwilliam Museum, no. 33 in Vassilika, Egyptian Art.