Description : probably from a naophorous statue, wearing a long straight wig falling to the top of the rectangular back pillar, with pronounced collar bones, his face with large almond-shaped and contoured eyes and finely carved ears, two columns of inscription on the back-pillar. translating An offering that the king gives to Osiris... (col. 1), and ...in the necropolis, may he grant the sweet breath... (col. 2).
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About the lot N° 21 Title : Basalt Bust Of A Man Size : height 7 7/8 in. 20.1 cm. Provenance : Sotheby's, London, November 27th, 1967, no. 6, illus.Vérité, Paris, 1960sJean-Loup Despras, Galerie Orient-Occident, Paris, as of May 1968John Bloom, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Literature : Detroit Collects: Antiquities, catalogue of the exhibition at The Detroit Institute of Arts, March 14th-April 29th, 1973, p.4Jaromir Malek, ed., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings, vol. VIII, Oxford, 1999, p. 902, no. 801-765-880 Notes : PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHN BLOOM, DONATED TO CRANBROOK TO BENEFIT THE JOHN BLOOM DECORATIVE ARTS AND DESIGN FUND, CRANBROOK ART MUSEUM, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN Sotheby's, auctioneer, New York, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 05 Dec 2007It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale