Lot Essay
For a related example see the statue of Harbes in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, no. 48 in Bothmer, et al., Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period.
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LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN GREEN STONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Wearing a bag wig low on the forehead, the face with ridge-like brows, the almond-shaped eyes with short cosmetic lines, the small mouth with thick lips, their corners drilled
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI, 664-525 B.C.
Wearing a bag wig low on the forehead, the face with ridge-like brows, the almond-shaped eyes with short cosmetic lines, the small mouth with thick lips, their corners drilled
3 3/8 in. (8.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Lord McAlpine of West Green, acquired in Braham, 1982.