Lot 61
  • 61

A Wood Arm from an Over-lifesize Figure of a Man, Middle Kingdom, probably 12th Dynasty, 1938-1759 B.C.

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • A Wood Arm from an Over-lifesize Figure of a Man
  • Length without tenon 15 3/4 in. 40 cm.
the clenched hand formerly holding a walking staff, three of the fingers with ivory- or shell-inset fingernails remaining, an inserted square tenon for attachment to the upper arm; remains of red and black pigment.

Provenance

Private Collection, Paris, 1950s
French private collection, acquired in the 1960s