Ancient Roman Marble Ancient Roman Marble Foot - 15.9 cm - (1)

From a life sized statue, preserving the front portion of the foot, the weight originally on the toes, the now-missing heel raised, wearing a trochas, the wide tasseled lingula covering the criss-crossed straps, the toes naturalistically rendered. 6 ¼ (15. 9 cm) long. Provenance: Collected by Gustave Jequier* (1868-1946) . Ex-Billy Jamieson** Collection, 2009 (1954-2011) . Authentication: Gayle Gibson, Royal Ontario Museum Toronto. Picture attached of items when it was part of the Bill Jamieson collection. Guaranteed authenticity for life: Galleria Delvecchio Ancient Art. We are “pleased to present a collection of Egyptian antiquities assembled by the celebrated Swiss Egyptologist Gustave Jéquier. Jéquier was born in 1868 in Neuchatel. He first studied in Paris under Gaston Maspero (1846-1916) and later went to Berlin before joining the de Morgan expedition to Persia, during which time he contributed to the discovery and decipherment of the code of Hammurabi. Gustave Jéquier was a giant in the field of Egyptology whose contributions are far too numerous to list here. He is best known for his association with the French Institute in Cairo which enabled him to engage in seminal research at the pyramid site of the Old Kingdom. He also completed the work begun at Abydos by his Swiss compatriot, [Henri] Eduard Naville (1844-1926) . The two are considered to be Switzerland’s most preeminent Egyptologists. One of Jéquier’s most important discoveries was the 13th Dynasty pyramid of Khendjer. He wrote extensively on his history of Egyptian architecture, and published on philology and religion as well. Gustave Jéquier died in 1946 in the city in which he was born, and most of his collection was acquired by the University of Basel. The works of art presented here were given to a sibling who emigrated to the US in the late 1940’s; the collection later passed to their daughter, Jéquier’s niece. ”**Billy Jamieson, who died in 2011, was a highly respected and a world-renowned dealer and collector of objects from remote cultures around the world - particularly the South Pacific, Indonesia, Africa, and the Americas - Billy was well-known for his collection of oddities and curiosities that reflected his fascination with the macabre. The Supplier warrants that he/she obtained this lot in a legal manner. Provance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days#Italian. History