Lot Essay
While this head and related examples have traditionally been dated to the late Ptolemaic Period, recent scholarship convincingly argues in favor of a Dynasty XXX date.
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DYNASTY XXX, 380-343 B.C.
Details
A LATE PERIOD GRANO-DIORITE HEAD OF A MAN
dynasty xxx, 380-343 b.c.
The expressive face with small outlined lips, deep naso-labial folds, and high cheekbones, the protruding convex eyes with detailed lids, his furrowed, modelled forehead with outlined brows, his bald pate with fleshy folds at the back of the head above the preserved remmains of the trapezoidal back pillar
5 in. (14.6 cm) high
dynasty xxx, 380-343 b.c.
The expressive face with small outlined lips, deep naso-labial folds, and high cheekbones, the protruding convex eyes with detailed lids, his furrowed, modelled forehead with outlined brows, his bald pate with fleshy folds at the back of the head above the preserved remmains of the trapezoidal back pillar
5 in. (14.6 cm) high
Provenance
Norbert Schimmel Collection
Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, Sotheby's New York, 16 December 1992, lot 93
Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, Sotheby's New York, 16 December 1992, lot 93
Literature
Miscarella, Ancient Art, The Norbert Schimmel Collection, no. 238.
Settgast and Gehrig, Von Troja bis Amarna, The Norbert Schimmel Collection, no. 279.
Settgast and Gehrig, Von Troja bis Amarna, The Norbert Schimmel Collection, no. 279.