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THBEgyptian Middle Kingdom Wood Female Articulated Arms
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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Mar 9, 2023
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- Lot Description
**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 1991 to 1650 BCE. A hand-carved wooden female figure with articulated arms attached to her shoulders and draped gently down her sides. She stands with close-set feet atop an integral platform, with her knees slightly bent over bare feet and below a tapered waist. Remains of white pigment visible to indicate the sheath dress she perhaps once wore, and black pigment still accentuates her hair and face. Wooden sculptures like this are incredibly rare in this state of preservation and are incredible examples illustrating everyday life in ancient Egypt. Size: 2.2" W x 8.875" H (5.6 cm x 22.5 cm); 9.125" H (23.2 cm) on included custom stand.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
For similar examples, please see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession numbers 24.1.20 and 15.4.1
A stylistically similar example, of a larger size and standing atop a wooden plinth, hammered for GBP 18,750 ($24,711) at Christie's, London, South Kensington "Antiquities" auction (sale 6060, April 14, 2011, lot 23).
Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Pierre Berge collection, Paris, France, November 26, 2013; ex-French collection, acquired in 2000
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#177257Arms reattached to shoulders with light adhesive residue visible. Minor inactive insect damage, with chipping to arms, body, and head, fading to pigment, softening to remaining finer details, a couple of stable fissures on legs, and some light pitting, otherwise in great condition. Light remains of original pigment are still visible.Condition
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