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An Egyptian Limestone Figure of a Woman, Later Ptolemaic/Early Roman period, circa 2nd/1st century B.C.
Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- An Egyptian Limestone Figure of a Woman
- Stone
- Height 23 3/4 in. 60.3 cm.
of slender form, striding on a rectangular base with her arms held to her sides, and wearing a long close-fitting dress, broad collar, and wig combining elements of the tripartite wig and the nemes-headcloth, the queue falling to the top of the rectangular back pillar, her face with finely formed lips, straight nose, and long wide-set eyes, the surface of the statue with remains of gesso and traces of pigment.
Provenance
Jan van der Werff (1901-1988), Delft, acquired in the middle part of the 20th Century
then by descent to the present owner
Condition
Very good, minor chips on the base and back pillar and one larger chip on the back of the queue, the top of the wig towards the back has ancient abrasions or flaws partially filled in with stucco.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For related statues of the mid Ptolemaic and early Roman periods cf. S. Albersmeier, Untersuchungen zu den Frauenstatuen des ptolemaeischen Aegypten, Mainz am Rhein, 2002, pls. 68a, 69a (Cleopatra of Egypt, Age of the Ptolemies, Brooklyn, 1988, cat. 28), 71a-b, and 74a-d, statues in Cairo, Brussels, Paris, and Cairo respectively.
A relief from a tomb at Sakkara (Cambridge no. 5/1909), dating to the 30th Dynasty, shows a goddess nursing the tomb's owner and wearing a wig which could be a prototype for the wig the present figure wears.