Description:
A well executed relief fragment with surviving pigments. The scene depicts the head of an offering bearer, with sensitively carved eyes, nose and lips; around the eye cosmetic lines are indicated. The man is wearing a short wig, consisting of rows of curls. He has placed a basket on top of his head, no doubt full of offerings, and his outstretched right arm supports the basket.
Dating:
New Kingdom, 1550-1070 B.C.
Size:
Height circa 12 cm.
Provenance:
Canadian private collection of Mr. Sidney Maurice Bailey (1914-1995); thereafer by descent; thereafter with ArtAncient, London.
Mr. Bailey was an insurance actuary who lived in Quebec, Canada. He formed a collection of Egyptian antiquities between the 1940s and the mid 1980s. The relief fragment has two old labels on the side, that probably date to the 1960s or 1970s; one of these indicates that the object was acquired from Petit Musée Antiques in Montreal, dealers of antiques and antiquities since 1890.
Condition:
Fragment as shown, with some surface wear and minor damage. The object comes on a custom made metal mount (not yet shown on the photographs).
SOLD
Stock number:
E1243