Lot Essay
For the style compare the figure of a king's singer, no. 37 in Bourriau, Pharaohs and Mortals, Egyptian Art in the Middle Kingdom.
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SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDS OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
AN EGYPTIAN GRAYWACKE FIGURE OF A WOMAN
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, 1991-1783 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN GRAYWACKE FIGURE OF A WOMAN
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, 1991-1783 B.C.
Standing with her legs together and her arms at her sides, wearing a closely-fitted tunic and a full wig peaked at her forehead, with Hathoric curls positioned above the breasts, her triangular face with convex eyes beneath ridged brows, a broad nose and severe mouth, the rectangular back pillar uninscribed
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, 1991-1783 B.C.
Standing with her legs together and her arms at her sides, wearing a closely-fitted tunic and a full wig peaked at her forehead, with Hathoric curls positioned above the breasts, her triangular face with convex eyes beneath ridged brows, a broad nose and severe mouth, the rectangular back pillar uninscribed
4¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high
Provenance
with Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris, 1980.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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