ANCIENT EGYPTIAN WOODEN FIGURE, KA
EGYPT, MIDDLE KINGDOM, 12TH DYNASTY, C. 1900 B.C.
£10,625
Auction: 8 June 2022 at 14:00 BST
Description
carved wood, shown standing, feet slightly apart, the seperately made arms held to the sides, wearing a tightly fitted sheath dress revealing the form of the body, the wig parted at the forehead and covering the ears and back of the neck, finely carved facial details with subtle smile, raised on a wooden mount
Dimensions
17.2cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Peter Gray Collection, Hampshire, United Kingdom, 1960s
Private collection, southern England, formed 1970s - present