Lot Essay
Cf. J. Harvey, Wooden Statues of the Old Kingdom, Egyptological Memoirs, Leiden-Boston-Köln, 2001, A46, p. 66-67.
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OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2278 B.C.
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AN EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE OF A STRIDING OFFICIAL
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2278 B.C.
With echelon-curl wig, the eyebrows, eye outline and mouth carved in relief, wearing short shendyet-kilt, dowelled twice at each shoulder and through the tenons below the feet, the left foot with mortise for separately attached forefoot; and a separately attached right arm with clenched fist.
18 in. (46.0 cm.) high
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY VI, CIRCA 2345-2278 B.C.
With echelon-curl wig, the eyebrows, eye outline and mouth carved in relief, wearing short shendyet-kilt, dowelled twice at each shoulder and through the tenons below the feet, the left foot with mortise for separately attached forefoot; and a separately attached right arm with clenched fist.
18 in. (46.0 cm.) high
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.
Accompanied by a French passport.
Accompanied by a French passport.
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