拍品專文
For the form of the kilt compare the wood figure of a man, said to be from Assiut, now in the Louvre, pp. 206-207 in E. Delange, Catalogue des statues égyptiennes du Moyen Empire, 2060-1560 avant J.-C.
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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTOR
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A MAN
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, 1991-1783 B.C.
細節
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A MAN
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, 1991-1783 B.C.
Standing with the left leg advanced, wearing a calf-length kilt with a long overfold descending in front to his right, his left arm at his side, the hand fisted around a bolt of cloth, his right arm lowered, projecting forward at the elbow, the hand likely once holding a scepter, his short echeloned wig covering his ears, the eyes with thin brows and extending cosmetic lines, with a rounded nose and full lips, preserving extensive painted details throughout, including red for flesh tones, black for the wig, black and white for the eyes and brows, white for the kilt and toenails, the nipples each a black dot enclosed by a ring of dots, tenons on the underside of the feet for insertion into the original rectangular base
13 in. (33 cm.) high
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, 1991-1783 B.C.
Standing with the left leg advanced, wearing a calf-length kilt with a long overfold descending in front to his right, his left arm at his side, the hand fisted around a bolt of cloth, his right arm lowered, projecting forward at the elbow, the hand likely once holding a scepter, his short echeloned wig covering his ears, the eyes with thin brows and extending cosmetic lines, with a rounded nose and full lips, preserving extensive painted details throughout, including red for flesh tones, black for the wig, black and white for the eyes and brows, white for the kilt and toenails, the nipples each a black dot enclosed by a ring of dots, tenons on the underside of the feet for insertion into the original rectangular base
13 in. (33 cm.) high
來源
Charles Gillet (1879-1972), Lausanne; thence by descent.