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LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1350-1334 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE 'AMARNA' ROYAL HEAD INLAY
LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1350-1334 B.C.
The detail on the profile head mainly lost, but traces of an enigmatic smile still visible, with sensitively carved ear, eye and graceful neck, on wooden mount
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high
LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1350-1334 B.C.
The detail on the profile head mainly lost, but traces of an enigmatic smile still visible, with sensitively carved ear, eye and graceful neck, on wooden mount
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in a French private collection, acquired in the 1930s.
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