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THBEgyptian Middle Kingdom Wood Striding Male Figure
Lot 2b
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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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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1649 BCE. A hand-carved, finely grained wooden male figure presented with slender feet delineated in a striding pose. The man wears a pleated skirt around his gently slanted waist and stands with an upright posture but with a slight hunch at the neck. The minimal countenance features impressed eyes that shape the bridge of the nose, an incised mouth curled into a slight smirk, and a bag-style coiffure draped to his shoulders. Traces of white pigment around the waist suggest this figure was at one time painted with vibrant colors, perhaps in imitation of the color of his white cotton kilt. Figures like this example were included in wooden tomb offerings depicting scenes from everyday life like sailing or making offerings. Size: 1.125" W x 5.9" H (2.9 cm x 15 cm); 6.4" H (16.3 cm) on included custom stand.
For an example of a model sporting boat with figures, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 20.3.6.
For an example of a model offering procession, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 20.3.8.
Provenance: ex-Helios Gallery Antiquities, UK; ex-private Gunn family collection, Sterling, Scotland
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#151926Both arms and right foot added to figure in modern times. Minor nicks to feet, skirt, upper body, and head, with softening to some finer details, fading to original pigment, and minor inactive insect damage. Great smooth patina throughout, and faint traces of original pigment on body.Condition
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