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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL
OLD KINGDOM, 6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIAL
OLD KINGDOM, 6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
Wearing short black layered wig, lidded eyes, eyebrows in raised relief, the mouth indented at the corners
3 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) high
OLD KINGDOM, 6TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 2300-2181 B.C.
Wearing short black layered wig, lidded eyes, eyebrows in raised relief, the mouth indented at the corners
3 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired during the 1950s; and thence by descent.
The Property of a Swiss Private Collector; Christie's, London, 23 September 1998, lot 75.
with Charles Ede Ltd., London, 1999.
Private collection, UK.
The Property of a Swiss Private Collector; Christie's, London, 23 September 1998, lot 75.
with Charles Ede Ltd., London, 1999.
Private collection, UK.
Brought to you by
Georgiana Aitken
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