Lot Essay
For the style compare the face of Horwedja on his naophoros, no. 316 in Berman, Catalogue of Egyptian Art in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITIONS FUNDS OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
AN EGYPTIAN GRAYWACKE HEAD OF A MAN
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXVII, 664-404 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN GRAYWACKE HEAD OF A MAN
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXVII, 664-404 B.C.
Wearing a bag wig exposing the large ears, the eyes with extended cosmetic lines, the conforming brows in shallow relief, the nose triangular, the fleshy lips pressed together, the philtrum indicated
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XXVI-XXVII, 664-404 B.C.
Wearing a bag wig exposing the large ears, the eyes with extended cosmetic lines, the conforming brows in shallow relief, the nose triangular, the fleshy lips pressed together, the philtrum indicated
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith; loaned to the MFA Boston in 1934; gifted in 1952.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer
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