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SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDS OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
AN EGYPTIAN BROWN QUARTZITE FIGURE OF A MAN
NEW KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN BROWN QUARTZITE FIGURE OF A MAN
NEW KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C.
Depicted seated with his arms at his sides, wearing a pleated kilt and a double wig, the outer with striations radiating from the crown, the locks with twisted ends, his triangular face with sfumato eyes beneath gently-arching modelled brows, his lips pursed into a slight smile, the back pillar uninscribed
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
NEW KINGDOM, LATE DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1400-1300 B.C.
Depicted seated with his arms at his sides, wearing a pleated kilt and a double wig, the outer with striations radiating from the crown, the locks with twisted ends, his triangular face with sfumato eyes beneath gently-arching modelled brows, his lips pursed into a slight smile, the back pillar uninscribed
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith; lent to the MFA Boston in 1934, gifted in 1952.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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