Property from the Collection of Axel Vervoordt
Egyptian Granite Head of a Man, early 26th Dynasty, period of Psamtik I, 664-610 B.C.
Lot Closed
July 5, 12:24 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Collection of Axel Vervoordt
Egyptian Granite Head of a Man
early 26th Dynasty, period of Psamtik I, 664-610 B.C.
from a block statue, wearing a wide shoulder-length wig, his face with finely outlined lips rounded at the corners, and large almond-shaped eyes with long contoured eyebrows and cosmetic lines.
Height 12.8 cm.
private collection, France, before 1900
Axel Vervoordt, Belgium
Alain Chenel, Paris, acquired from the above
private collection L.V.H., Belgium, 2006
acquired by the present owner in 2016
Axel Vervoordt, Belgium
Alain Chenel, Paris, acquired from the above
private collection L.V.H., Belgium, 2006
acquired by the present owner in 2016
For a head from a block statue close in style see Bernard V. Bothmer, Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period, Brooklyn, 1960, no. 34, fig. 74.
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