PAIR OF EGYPTIAN WOODEN ROWERS

拍品描述

Middle Kingdom, Ca. 2055 - 1790 BC. A pair of wooden rowers, each painted red over a white gesso, including, from left to right: a slender standing figure with a short wig and an elongated body tapering to divided legs, the shoulders with mortises for separately fitted arms and the face with black-painted eyes and brows; and a more compact figure with a black wig and painted eyes, the shoulders drilled for arm attachment and the lower body cut as a plain block. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 22.237. Size: 190-210mm x 35-40mm; Weight: 105g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the French art market; Ex French collection 1970's.

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