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LOT 0019

Egyptian Granite Seated Figure

MIDDLE KINGDOM, 2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

7 3/8 in. (4.1 kg, 18.7 cm).

Fragment of a statue of an official, comprising the torso and legs clad in an ankle-length robe and seated on a rectangular-section seat with stepped base and short, curved backrest and rear dorsal pillar; the left hand carved with the palm resting along the thigh; the right hand similarly placed but with the hand gripping a folded piece of cloth of which the ends are draped over the lower thigh above the knee; traces of an old label to reverse.

Provenance

Private collection, Europe.
with Bonhams & Brooks, 8th November 2001, no.265.
Private collection, Europe.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams & Brooks catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12584-232097.

Literature

Cf. Habachi, L., Elephantine IV: The Sanctuary of Heqaib II, pls. 39-41, for a complete statue from the time of Amenemhat II- Senwosret II with similar treatment of the lower portion of the garment; Oppenheim, A., et al (eds.), Ancient Egypt Transformed: The Middle Kingdom, pp.128-130, cat. 63, for an official from the reign of Senwosret III wearing a longer cloak-like garment and seated on a similarly shaped seat.

Footnotes

The official would have been shown wearing a longer cloak-like garment rather than a waist-height kilt, as the line of the folded edge is visible above where a waistband would typically be.

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Ex Bonhams & Brooks, London, 2001

LOT 0019

Egyptian Granite Seated Figure

Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
£1,389 (EUR 1,611; USD 1,875) ‡+BP*

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