MIDDLE KINGDOM, 13TH DYNASTY, 1783-1640 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN SERPENTINITE FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 13TH DYNASTY, 1783-1640 B.C.
Depicted striding with the left leg advanced, clad in a voluminous wrap-over kilt, with sharp vertical pleats in the corners, tied just below the breast, the upper torso nude, with fleshy pectorals, his arms held at his sides with the palms of his hands resting on his garment, with an uninscribed back pillar
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high

Provenance

The Rt. Hon Russell Rea (1846-1916).
Robert Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green (14 May 1942-17 January 2014).
Sir Sidney Nolan, O.M., A.C., C.B.E. (1917-1992).
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 6 July 1994, lot 102.
Private Collection, U.K.

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Lot Essay

The long kilt denotes that the subject of this statue is a person of some stature. The placement of the hands on the front of the kilt is typical of the later Middle Kingdom, with the voluminous kilt standing out stiffly in front as if heavily starched. For two related examples see nos. 47 and 51 in J. Bourriau, Pharaohs and Mortals, Egyptian Art in the Middle Kingdom. See also p. 89, no. A77 in E. Delange, Catalogue des statues égyptiennes du Moyen Empire.

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