Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Property from an English Private Collection
Two Red Jasper Inlays, late 18th Dynasty, reign of Tutankhamun/Horemhab, 1332-1292 B.C.
Auction Closed
December 7, 04:32 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an English Private Collection
Two Red Jasper Inlays, late 18th Dynasty
reign of Tutankhamun/Horemhab, 1332-1292 B.C.
comprising the face and left arm of a composite royal figure, the finely carved face with full lips and eye and eyebrow recessed for further inlay, his hand extended in an offering gesture.
Height of face 2.1 cm ; length of arm 2.8 cm.
reputedly Howard Carter (1874-1939), based on the inscription on the back of the mount
A. Ingram Collection, United Kingdom (Sotheby's, London, 15 July 15th, 1980, no. 347, illus.)
property of a private foundation
acquired from the above by the present owner
Published
Joan A. Speers, ed., Art at Auction. The Year at Sotheby Parke Bernet 1979-80, New York, 1980, p. 404
Christian E. Loeben, "Two elements of Relief Inlay", in Ancient Egypt. Masterpieces from Collectors and Collections, 10th edition of the Brussels Ancient Art Fair, 2012, pp. 78-79