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QUARTZITE BUSTO OF A MAN
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QUARTZITE BUSTO OF A MAN
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
QUARTZITE BUSTO OF A MAN
Egyptian art, Third Intermediate Period, Libyan period, 22nd Dynasty, reign of Osorkon II or III
Fragment of a statue depicting a standing or seated figure, wearing a striated wig that leaves the ears exposed, the body wrapped in a cloak. On the reverse and on both sides are inscriptions mentioning a ruler of the 22nd Dynasty, Osorkon II or III. The piece’s archaic style is inspired by works from the Middle Kingdom.
Visible damage.
Height: 8.5 cm
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Monique (1927–2017) and Ismar (1924–2022) Gosselin, acquired from the Carrefour Paris gallery, 1960
its sale, Beaussant Lefèvre & associés, Furnishings from the Home of G. by Claude Parent, Monique and Ismar Gosselin Collection, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 28 April 2023: lot 121 (ill.)
Private French collection, acquired from the Franck Accart Gallery, Paris, 2024
Bibliography: Jean Yoyotte, ‘Une statuette à l’ancienne d’époque libyenne’, Kêmi 21, 1972, pp. 49–50, § III, and pl. IX
An Egyptian quartzite bust of a man,
Third Intermediate Period, 22nd Dynasty, reign of Osorkon II or III
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