Lot 16
16
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE AND 'EGYPTIAN BLUE' HEAD OF A QUEEN OR GODDESS
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE AND 'EGYPTIAN BLUE' HEAD OF A QUEEN OR GODDESS
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This lot is offered without reserve. PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE DINA AND RAPHAEL RECANATI FAMILY FOUNDATION
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE AND 'EGYPTIAN BLUE' HEAD OF A QUEEN OR GODDESS

NEW KINGDOM TO THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1550-664 B.C.

Details
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE AND 'EGYPTIAN BLUE' HEAD OF A QUEEN OR GODDESS
NEW KINGDOM TO THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1550-664 B.C.
5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Dina (1928-2021) and Raphael (1924-1999) Recanati, New York, acquired by circa 1974; thence by bequest to the current owner.
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Lot Essay

This head, once in the round, preserves the face from a female statue wearing a wig fronted by a uraeus and topped by a fragmentary modius. These attributes indicate that the portrayal is of a royal or divine individual. Her elongated, almond-shaped eyes preserve traces of original Egyptian blue inlay.

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