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This is the rating and price for A Steatite Head of a Ram, 19th/20th Dynasty, 1292-1075 B.C.

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A Steatite Head of a Ram, 19th/20th Dynasty, 1292-1075 B.C.

Description : probably a scepter finial, wearing a broad collar and striated tripartite wig, with ribbed forward-curving horns and finely carved eyes, a hole on top of the head for insertion of the missing crown, another smaller hole in front for insertion of the missing uraeus, the tail of the uraeus visible behind, a trapezoidal dowel hole on the right side of the wig, an arched recess behind each lappet of the wig.
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About the lot N° 23
Title : A Steatite Head of a Ram, 19th/20th Dynasty, 1292-1075 B.C.
Size : height from modern base 3 1/2 in. 8.9 cm.
Provenance : private collection, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, acquired in the early 1970's
Notes : For a related example see Charles Ede, Ltd., London, Egyptian Antiquities, 2006, no. 4. For sculptures of figures carrying such scepters see J. Vandier, Manuel d'archéologie égyptienne, vol. III, Paris, 1958, pl. CLXIX. An old rectangular label is printed with the number 29.
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Sale title : Antiquities
Sale date : 10 Dec 2008 It's free to register now to view!
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