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An Egyptian Gypsum Plaster Head of a Woman, Early Ptolemaic Period, circa 304-250 B.C.
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- An Egyptian Gypsum Plaster Head of a Woman
- Gypsum plaster (plaster of Paris)
- Height 8 in. 20 cm.
probably a sculptor's model or votive head, wearing a rounded wig of echeloned curls leaving the ears uncovered, her finely-modeled idealizing face with long contoured cosmetic lines; mold-made, the concave back unworked.
Provenance
Major and Pasha Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson (1881-1945), Cairo and Lavenham, Suffolk, 1917
acquired from Bruce McAlpine, London, July 8th, 1977
acquired from Bruce McAlpine, London, July 8th, 1977
Condition
As shown and described. The proper right side of the head is broken away (not visible in the catalogue photo) and the surface is worn and chipped.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a related but considerably smaller example see Sotheby's, New York, December 10th, 2009, no. 54.
Major Gayer-Anderson donated most of his collection of Egyptian antiquities to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge in 1943. The Medelshavmuseet in Stockholm acquried some of his ostraca. His house in Cairo, which he gave to the Egyptian nation together with its Oriental furnishings, is now the Gayer-Anderson Museum.