RARE EGYPTIAN WOODEN PADDLE DOLL. 11th-13th Dynasty, Ca. 2130 – 1650 BC. A wooden figurine with a flat, paddle-shaped body tapering at the top and widening towards the rounded base. The lower section is painted with a checkerboard pattern in red and black. A modelled head made of unbaked clay is attached to the top, with eyes and mouth inlaid using small circular beads. The figure has rudimentary side projections for arms and a stylised wig composed of long strands of disc beads attached on either side of the head. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 16.84; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 31.3.35a, b; D. Patch, Ancient Egypt Transformed. The Middle Kingdom, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2015, pp. 106-107, no. 47. Size: 205mm x 55mm; Weight: 45g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Galerie Gilgamesh Archeologie Meitterraneenne & Orientale. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.