LARGE EGYPTIAN RED QUARTZITE BUST OF MAN WITH DOUBLE WIG. Ne…

Lot no. 520

Estimate: £30,000 - £60,000

Sale date : 11/30/2025 at 2:00 PM

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LARGE EGYPTIAN RED QUARTZITE BUST OF MAN WITH DOUBLE WIG. New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A red quartzite bust of a man wearing a double wig. The oval face is carved with a smooth brow, arched lids over almond-shaped eyes, a straight, narrow nose, and full lips above a firm, rounded chin. The jaw is compact, and the ears are set low against the head. A broad, forward-set neck shows the clavicles. Mounted. For similar see: B. M. Bryan, New Kingdom Sculpture, fig. 40.9 Intermediary scribal statue of Amenhotep son of Hapu; C. Aldred, New Kingdom Art in Ancient Egypt During the Eighteenth Dynasty: 1570 to 1320 B.C., 1951, fig. 30-31. Size: 330mm x 255mm; Weight: 14.5kg Provenance: Private UK collection; Previously with Mr Asheroffe, Paris, France; Acquired from Galerie Archaiqe, Osaka, Japan on the 18th of November 1974. This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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