NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1353-1336 B.C.

Details

AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE GLASS FACE INLAY OF AKHENATEN OR NEFERTITI
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1353-1336 B.C.
The eye and eyebrow recessed for inlay, with enlarged pierced earlobe, the neck with two lightly incised 'vanity wrinkles'
1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm.) high

Provenance

The Groppi Collection, Switzerland; acquired in the 1920s-1940s.

Exhibited

Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, 2008, no. 54b.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
Exhibition catalogue, Köstlichkeiten aus Kairo!, Antikensmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig und Museum August Kestner Hannover, 2008, p. 107, no. 54b.

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