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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL
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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL

NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, REIGN OF HATSHEPSUT, CIRCA 1479-1458 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, REIGN OF HATSHEPSUT, CIRCA 1479-1458 B.C.
Finely sculpted, the triangular face with eyes painted in white, pupils in black, extended cosmetic lines and eyebrows in blue, red corners, the nostrils recessed, the filtrum indicated, the small mouth with full outlined lips, muscular neck, the ears finely incised in front of broad blue painted wig with striations in black
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; gifted by Dr. Keimer between 1954-1955.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

The shoulder-length flaring wig and upward gaze suggests that this head was probably part of a block statue. This was a popular type during the Thutmoside era; cf. exhibition catalogue, Eternal Egypt, British Museum Press, London, 2001, p. 121, no. 45.

The deep blue pigment on the striated wig relates to the funerary purpose of the sculpture; blue is an Osirian colour of regeneration.

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