Egyptian Marble Head of a Queen

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 323-30 B.C.

4 in. (5 5/8 in.) (313 grams total, 10 cm high (14.3 cm high including stand)).

Modelled in the half-round with a stephane and centre-parted hair, serene facial features including hooded eyes and pert lips; mounted on a custom-made wooden display stand.

Provenance

Ex Hanna Saba collection, Ambassador to Egypt-USA-France (1909-1992).
Private European collection.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12083-218194.

Literature

Cf. Berman, L.M., The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Egyptian Art, New York, 1999, for discussion; Andrews, C., and van Dijk, J., Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz am Rhein, 2006

CONDITION

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LOT 0447