Lot 10
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A YOUNG KING AS HARPOCRATES
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A YOUNG KING AS HARPOCRATES
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A YOUNG KING AS HARPOCRATES
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A YOUNG KING AS HARPOCRATES
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A YOUNG KING AS HARPOCRATES

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-30 B.C

Details
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A YOUNG KING AS HARPOCRATES
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-30 B.C
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), Solothurn, acquired 19 July 1954; thence by descent.
Exhibited
Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, Ägypten, Orient und die Schweizer Moderne, Die Sammlung Rudolf Schmidt (1900-1970), 25 March- 31 July 2011.
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Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
M. Page-Gasser, A. Wiese, Ägypten Augenblicke der Ewigkeit: Unbekannte Schätze aus Schweizer Privatbesitz, Mainz, 1997, pp. 292-293, no. 199.
A. Wiese, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig, Die Agyptische Abteilung, Mainz am Rhein, 2001, p. 198, no. 138.

This piece is remarkable for the quality of the carving given the size and the gilding. Wearing the Blue Crown, or Khepresh, the young boy's face is particularly fine, with wide eyes, full lips, and a marked double chin. The pectorals are separated from the fleshy stomach by a narrow waist, a typical characteristic of the 3rd century B.C. according to Wiese.

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