Lot no. 129
EGYPTIAN CARVED BONE FIGURE OF A LADY Late Period or earlier, Ca. 664 - 332 BC A female figure carved from bone. She stands in an upright position atop a rectangular plinth. The figure is depicted naked, with long hands that hang alongside the body and legs held together. The head faces directly forward, featuring a crude depiction with a square face and simplified facial features. The figure has thick, curly hair. For similar see: The Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York, Accession Number: 1928.334. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 90mm x 20mm; Weight: 10g. Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.
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