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THBEgyptian Late Period Sandstone Head
Lot 60
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
May 10, 2018
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2018-05-10 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Late Period, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. A haunting, classically-Egyptian carved dark red sandstone head. The stone it is carved from has a fascinating surface, with bands of even darker red down one side, including one from the left (facing) eyebrow down through the eye to the side of the cheek. The face is dominated by its huge, half-moon-shaped eyes, with deeply carved eyelids meant to suggest cosmetics, a small, straight nose, and a mouth with large lips. Two incised bands around the forehead denote a headdress. The chin is small and dimpled above a narrow neck. The back of the head is uncarved, indicating that this piece was meant to be displayed only with its face forward. At one time, the face was likely painted, and the eyes may have had stone and/or bronze inlays. Size: 6.75" W x 7.5" H (17.1 cm x 19 cm)
Outcrops of sandstone form the walls of the Nile Valley in southern (Upper) Egypt. The Egyptians extracted it using copper and, in the later part of the Late Period, iron picks and chisels. Large chunks of the stone were carried on sledges along prepared roads, pulled by teams of men to the Nile for shipping or to building sites. Sandstone was used throughout the Late Period for monumental carvings, constructing temples and palaces, and making other ornamental artwork. Whether this face represents an individual or a stylized figure is not clear, but it was probably used to memorialize the dead.
Provenance: private Davis Collection, Houston, Texas, USA
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#132875Stone is weathered commensurate with age, with surface pitting and deposits giving it an excellent ancient appearance.Condition
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