Description : AN EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF A GODDESS OR LADY
LATE NEW KINGDOM TO THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, DYNASTY XIX-XXII, 1307-712 B.C.
Nearly lifesized, depicted wearing a heavy striated wig with the stripes running parallel to her forehead and curving behind the well-detailed ears, framing the neck, the triangular face with idealized features including pronounced high cheekbones, the large convex eyes with pointed inner canthi, the upper lids, cosmetic lines and the conforming brows sculpted in raised relief, the small mouth with full lips drilled at the corners, the upper lip with a sharp vermillion line, the philtrum flat
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
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À propos du lot
n° 18 Titre : AN EGYPTIAN GRANITE HEAD OF A GODDESS OR LADY Provenance : European Private Collection, acquired prior to the 1950s. Notes : PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONFor the form and volume of the wig and face compare the Dynasty XXII granite seated figure of Lady Shebensopdet, pp. 157-159 in Russmann, Egyptian Sculpture, and slightly later in date, the red granite bust of a goddess, no. 94 in Chappaz and Chamay, Reflets du Divin, Antiquités Pharaoniques et Classiques d'une Collection Privée. Christie\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s, Salle de vente
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