NEW KINGDOM, EARLY 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1550-1479 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A MAN
NEW KINGDOM, EARLY 18TH DYNASTY, CIRCA 1550-1479 B.C.
Solid-cast, depicted striding forward with the left leg advanced, his right arm lowered, holding an attribute in his hand, perhaps an implement, his left arm bent at the elbow, his hand holding a staff, wearing a shendyt kilt with a central tab, the striated pleats incised, his hair arranged in a thick bowl cut obscuring his ears, the strands delineated by incised cross-hatching, with modeled brows, the upper eyelids articulated, a rounded nose and a small mouth, tenons under the feet for insertion
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high, excluding tenons

Provenance

Charles Gillet (1879-1972), Lausanne; thence by descent to his son, Renaud Gillet (1913-2001), Paris.

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Lot Essay

For another copper alloy figure of similar style, proportions and scale, see the figure of Hepu, which preserves its original inscribed metal-clad wood base, no. 7 in M. Hill, ed., Gifts for the Gods, Images from Egyptian Temples. The inscription on the base informs that Hepu's statue was commissioned by his brother, the goldsmith Tchenena. According to E. Tourna (p. 21 in Hill, op. cit), "The high quality of the craftsmanship might suggest the piece was executed through connections of the deceased's brother." The statue presented here exhibits the same qualities, and may be the product of the same workshop.

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