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SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDS OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FEMALE FIGURE
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-664 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FEMALE FIGURE
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-664 B.C.
Depicted nude, the plump figure standing with her feet together on an integral plinth, her right arm lowered, her left bent acutely with the hand positioned below the breasts, wearing a short wig of echeloned curls that frame her face and cover her ears
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXV, 712-664 B.C.
Depicted nude, the plump figure standing with her feet together on an integral plinth, her right arm lowered, her left bent acutely with the hand positioned below the breasts, wearing a short wig of echeloned curls that frame her face and cover her ears
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Luigi Vassalli Collection (1812-1887).
Horace L. Mayer Collection; gifted to the MFA Boston in 1957.
Horace L. Mayer Collection; gifted to the MFA Boston in 1957.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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