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Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
7 7/8 in. (170 grams, 20 cm).
D-shaped in plan with carved facial detailing, thick nose and narrow mouth, with ochre-coloured painted finish; pierced for attachment. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
with a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Schneider, H.D. The Memphite Tomb of Ḥoremḥeb. Commander-in-Chief of Tut’ankhamūn II. A Catalogue of the Finds, London, 1996, pl. 57, for a similar example of a slightly earlier date.
FOOTNOTES:
This is the face and front portion of a wig belonging to a mummiform wooden coffin. It was attached using wooden dowels, the holes for which are visible.
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