Painted Stone Bust of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt

20TH CENTURY A.D.

20 in. (28.2 kg, 51 cm high).

Carved in the round with semi-naturalistic features, wearing the iconic 'Nefertiti cap crown' adorned with a golden diadem band, ornamental beaded collar around her neck and shoulders; remains of gilding and polychrome painted pigment; limestone. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a French collection, Paris.
Ex Parisian gallery, France; latterly with a London, UK, gallery.

Literature

Closely modelled on the original held in Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, created c.1340 B.C.

CONDITION

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LOT 1426