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MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XII, CIRCA 2133-1897 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A STRIDING OFFICIAL
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XII, CIRCA 2133-1897 B.C.
Wearing short echelon-curl wig, with powerful, realistically modelled body, wearing short shendyet-kilt, each attached arm with clenched fist, the feet with tenons which slot into a rectangular base inscribed with the hieroglyphs: 'the revered one......', the underside of the base incised with two overlapping sandals(?), traces of gesso paint on wig, hand and feet
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high statue, 7¼ x 3 1/8 in. (18.5 x 17.9 cm.) base
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XI-XII, CIRCA 2133-1897 B.C.
Wearing short echelon-curl wig, with powerful, realistically modelled body, wearing short shendyet-kilt, each attached arm with clenched fist, the feet with tenons which slot into a rectangular base inscribed with the hieroglyphs: 'the revered one......', the underside of the base incised with two overlapping sandals(?), traces of gesso paint on wig, hand and feet
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high statue, 7¼ x 3 1/8 in. (18.5 x 17.9 cm.) base
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.
Accompanied by a French passport.
Accompanied by a French passport.