Large Egyptian Seated Figure with Hieroglyphs, New Kingdom, 1550-1069 B.C. The lower half of a stone statue of a seated figure, comprising an L-shaped base with decorative vertical striations and panel of hieroglyphs to both faces, together with the lower body of what was likely a royal figure or deity wearing a pleated kilt, arms resting along the tops of the thighs with palms open and facing downwards, feet placed parallel; base of pillar to reverse also bearing hieroglyphs. 1.2 kg, 13.5 cm high (5 1/4 in.). French collection, 1990s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex private Parisian collection.

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