Lot Essay
After a career in diplomacy, Charles-Mélchior de Vogüé studied archaeology and travelled to Syria and Palestine. He became a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in 1868.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLEMAN
AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF A PHARAOH
LATE OLD KINGDOM TO EARLY MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI TO XII, CIRCA 2300-1794 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF A PHARAOH
LATE OLD KINGDOM TO EARLY MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI TO XII, CIRCA 2300-1794 B.C.
Wearing the nemes-headdress with uraeus, the coiling body running over the crown of the head, the well-modelled ears prominent, the eyes delineated with extended cosmetic lines, and conforming brows, with high cheek bones, the lips pursed into a slight smile and the chin prominent
5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) high
LATE OLD KINGDOM TO EARLY MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI TO XII, CIRCA 2300-1794 B.C.
Wearing the nemes-headdress with uraeus, the coiling body running over the crown of the head, the well-modelled ears prominent, the eyes delineated with extended cosmetic lines, and conforming brows, with high cheek bones, the lips pursed into a slight smile and the chin prominent
5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by Charles-Mélchior, Marquis de Vogüé (1829-1916), France, prior to 1910; thence by decsent to the present owner.
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