Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

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Property from a Belgian Private Collection

A Fragmentary Egyptian Granite head of the God Amun, 18th Dynasty, 1540-1292 B.C.

Lot Closed

December 7, 10:32 AM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Belgian Private Collection

A Fragmentary Egyptian Granite head of the God Amun

18th Dynasty, 1540-1292 B.C.


with long finely outlined eyebrow and cosmetic lines, and wearing the crown of Amun with beard-strap and plumes.

Height 25 cm.

private collection, France (Hôtel Drouot, Laurent Guilloux Buffetaud, Paris, May 28th, 1993, no. 157 bis)
Martin Chapoux, Paris, 1993-2015
art market, Paris, 2015-2016
acquired by the present owner from the above
“Yes, wonderful things”. Egyptian Art from 3000-100 B.C., Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch, in collaboration with Claire Brown Art, London, 2022, cat. no. 39, illus.