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8 - HEAD OF A ROYAL STATUE IN DIORITE ATTRIBUTED TO THUTMOSIS III
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HEAD OF A ROYAL STATUE IN DIORITE ATTRIBUTED TO THUTMOSIS III Egyptian art, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, 1479–1425 B.C. Male head depicting the king wearing the white Hedjet miter of Upper Egypt, adorned with a partially damaged uraeus. The face is finely sculpted, with elongated eyebrows above almond-shaped eyes, whose eyelids are lined and extended by a stroke of eye makeup. The nose is very slightly aquiline, and its tip is missing. The mouth, with full lips, stretches into a very slight smile, with pronounced corners. At the back, an uninscribed dorsal support on which the top of the headdress rests, with the space in between left in reserve. The break occurs at the top of the neck; the tips of the crown and the dorsal support are missing, as are the tip of the nose and a portion of the chin; the outline of the uraeus and part of the antihelix of the right ear are chipped. Height: 36.5 cm Provenance: Charles Gillet Collection (1879–1972), then by inheritance An Important Egyptian Diorite Royal Head, Attributed to Thutmose III, 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose III, 1479–1425 B.C.
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Archaeology and the Arts of the EastAuction house
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