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LOT 0060

Egyptian Stone Head

COPTIC, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.

11 1/2 in. (2.92 kg total, 29 cm wide including stand).

Stylised face with broad surrounding hood with corrugated texture to the outer face; lentoid face with reserved almond eyes, D-section nose and slit mouth; with arc of drilled holes around the inner edge of the hood to accept inset ornaments, more holes to the forehead, eyes, cheeks and chin; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. similar head of less refined workmanship in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.25.10.20.58.

CONDITION

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LOT 0060

Egyptian Stone Head

Sold for (Inc. bp): £975

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