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THBEgyptian Limestone Head of Official, Sculptor's Model
Lot 8
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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
Aug 30, 2018
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2018-08-30 10:00:00
2018-08-30 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring classical antiquities, Asian, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A fabulous hand-carved limestone head of an official utilized as a sculptor's model for carving figural effigies without the individual being present. The unfinished face is defined by slender almond-shaped eyes with thick lids and cosmetic trails extending from each corner, a flared triangular nose, slender cheeks, curved ears with drilled canal openings, and full lips drawn into a slight smile with drilled corners. The head wears a large bag wig hung low over a smooth brow with each side draped along the neck and shoulders. Despite the head's rough neck line, this was likely created as a standalone object rather than being from a larger statue. It is unknown who this model was meant to represent, though the refined quality and sophisticated presentation indicates it was likely a non-royal individual of great importance. Custom wooden display stand included. Size: 2.5" W x 2.375" H (6.4 cm x 6 cm); 4.25" H (10.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Carved heads like this piece may have served as a model for a larger sculpture, to teach apprentice sculptors how to replicate a master style, or to produce ushabti figures (small funerary statues for tombs). Though sculptors' models are typically difficult to dateRoughness and small chips to neckline, but not due to separation from a larger figure. Expected surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, minor fading to finer carved features, minor nicks and roughness to nose, ears, neck, and verso, and some fading and yellowing to limestone color. Light earthen deposits throughout. Drilled through bottom of neck for mounting.Condition
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