EGYPTIAN WOODEN PAINTED MALE FIGURINE Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A wooden figure depicting a male with red-painted skin and black-painted hair, shown with elongated arms extending forward, dowelled into the shoulders. The figure is sculpted with a stylised torso and head, and the face is roughly modelled with eyes painted in black. Accompanied by a cylindrical vessel with tall, slightly tapering walls and thickened upper edge. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA35291. Size: 210mm x 90mm; Weight: 195g Provenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in a 1970s Swiss collection. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.