Auction 11
FINE ANCIENT ART - THE PRINCE COLLECTION
By Apollo Art Auctions
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Dec 15, 2024
63-64 Margaret St. London, W1W 8SW
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LOT 13:
SUPERB EGYPTIAN WOODEN STATUE
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Sold for: £20,000
Start price:
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5,000
Estimated price :
£7,500 - £15,000
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SUPERB EGYPTIAN WOODEN STATUE
New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty.A wonderful example of a hand-carved wooden female figure, likely a servant in a tomb scene depicting events from everyday life in ancient Egypt. The woman stands in a striding pose with delineated legs and a smooth lower abdomen, with full breasts below sloped shoulders and slender arms draped at her sides. Her head faces forward with incised, almond-shaped eyes, a drop-form nose, thin lips, a tapered mandible, and distinctive ears For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 26.7.1414a, b.Size: 185mm x 45mm; Weight: 120gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Collector's Eye - Thalassic Collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
