AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BUST OF A WOMAN
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BUST OF A WOMAN

NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BUST OF A WOMAN
New Kingdom, Dynasty XVIII, 1550-1307 B.C.
3earing a tightly-fitted sheath and a wide unadorned tripartite wig, preserving traces of the broad collar between the lappets, the triangular face idealized, the lips framed by vermilion lines, the corners drilled, the filtrum indicated
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm) high
Provenance
Farouk El Shaer, Cairo
Dutch Private Collection, acquired in the early 1960s

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