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LOT 0468
Egyptian Wooden Figurine
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 2133-1797 B.C.
5 in. (57 grams, 12.7 cm).
Carved figure in kneeling pose, with right arm to his side, hand pierced, left arm bent with hand placed flat on the chest; much original pigment remaining. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK art market, acquired prior to 1980.
Property of a Scottish collector, acquired in 2013.
See Taylor, J.H., Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, London, 2001, for discussion.
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