A Fragmentary Egyptian Serpentine Figure of a Man , Late 18th Dynasty, circa 1330-1292 B.C.

probably from a group statue, holding a standard surmounted by a fragmentary enthroned divinity, and wearing a pleated garment, broad beaded collar, and finely detailed double wig with echeloned curls in front and headband, the highly-worn face with traces of  long tapering eyebrows and cosmetic lines, parts of two columns in inscription in sunk relief on the back slab.

Harold Eliot Leeds (1913-2002), New York, founder of the graduate program of Interior Design at Pratt Institute, and Wheaton Galentine (1914-2011), thought to have been acquired in the 1950's/1960s

 

For the late Mr. Leeds and Mr. Galentine see Diane Cardwell, "Next Door to Carrie Bradshaw, a Romance That Lasted Decades", New York Times, September 13th, 2011, p. 24.

Very fragmentary and worn as shown---on the face only a trace of one eye and the ends of the cosmetic lines remain. What detail remains is very fine.
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