Lot Essay
Cf. a similar head of Tuthmosis III in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, in M. Jorgensen, Catalogue Egypt II (1550-1080 B.C.), Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1998, no. 5, pp. 44-45.
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PROBABLY TUTHMOSIS III, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1490-1436 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN BLACK GRANITE FRAGMENTARY HEAD OF A PHARAOH
PROBABLY TUTHMOSIS III, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1490-1436 B.C.
His right eye with extended eye-line, traces of the lower part of his nemes-headdress visible, mounted
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
PROBABLY TUTHMOSIS III, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1490-1436 B.C.
His right eye with extended eye-line, traces of the lower part of his nemes-headdress visible, mounted
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Provenance
From George Michaelides; acquired in Egypt between 1956-1958.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.
Sold to benefit The Hans Goedicke Foundation for Egyptology.
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