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LOT 0031
Egyptian Bronze Head of a Pharaoh with Inlaid Eyes
THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 21ST-22ND DYNASTY, CIRCA 1069-900 B.C.
8 7/8 in. (10 5/8 in.) (1.2 kg, 22.5 cm high including stand (3.27 kg total, 27 cm including case)).
Hollow-formed mask with integral tripartite wig and mount for a uraeus; impassive facial detailing and applied gold cosmetic lines to eyes, eyebrows, and lateral chin straps of the braided 'false beard'; segment of the wesekh-collar visible between the lappets of the wig; some restoration; mounted on a custom-made stand within a padded wooden display case.
ProvenanceOld French family collection of Monsieur and Madame D., 1960s.
Ex Rennes Enchères, Hôtel des Ventes, France, 11 March 2003, no.117 (front-cover) for 150,000.00 euros.
Acquired from Mansour Gallery, London W1, UK, in 2013.
From the collection of a Kensington gentleman.
Private collection, UK.
Accompanied by the original Rennes Enchères catalogue.
Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.058205 dated 15 April 2003.
Accompanied by a copy of Mansour Gallery’s invoice, 2013.
Accompanied by previous typed and illustrated collection cataloguing pages.
Accompanied by an academic report by Egyptologist Paul Whelan.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12372-225585.
Cf. Roeder, G., Ägyptische Bronzefiguren, Berlin, 1956, p.471.
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