Lot Essay
Cf. J. Harvey, Wooden Statues of the Old Kingdom, Egyptological Memoirs, Leiden-Boston-Köln, 2001, A65.
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OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
With prominent eyes and right ear, wearing flared kilt with flap on right side, the belly with pronounced paunch, two dowel holes underneath kilt for attachment
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2181 B.C.
With prominent eyes and right ear, wearing flared kilt with flap on right side, the belly with pronounced paunch, two dowel holes underneath kilt for attachment
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.
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