Egyptian Middle Kingdom Wooden Foot, ex-Royal Athena
**Originally Listed At $1500**
Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991 to 1802 BCE. A hand-carved wooden left foot of veristic form that is covered in gesso and painted with yellow and black pigments, perhaps left from an Egyptian statuette. The foot is adorned with a sandal strap that courses over the top and terminates between the big toe and second toe, and a dowel on the verso indicates where it was once connected to a larger statue. This foot was perhaps part of an anthropoid coffin, made from wood because it was more pliable to carve and could be made to look more naturalistic. Size: 5.1" L x 2.3" W x 2.2" H (13 cm x 5.8 cm x 5.6 cm)
Cf. a similar example from a Romano-Egyptian anthropoid coffin at The Brooklyn Museum, accession number 37.2041.1E
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Royal-Athena Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-collection of Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain (1852-1929), France
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#135433
Condition Report: Foot is a fragment from a larger statue. Much original pigment remaining, with one small area of loss on the top of the foot and some wear to the gesso on the surface.
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**Originally Listed At $1500**
Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty, ca. 1991 to 1802 BCE. A hand-carved wooden left foot of veristic form that is covered in gesso and painted with yellow and black pigments, perhaps left from an Egyptian statuette. The foot is adorned with a sandal strap that courses over the top and terminates between the big toe and second toe, and a dowel on the verso indicates where it was once connected to a larger statue. This foot was perhaps part of an anthropoid coffin, made from wood because it was more pliable to carve and could be made to look more naturalistic. Size: 5.1" L x 2.3" W x 2.2" H (13 cm x 5.8 cm x 5.6 cm)
Cf. a similar example from a Romano-Egyptian anthropoid coffin at The Brooklyn Museum, accession number 37.2041.1E
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Royal-Athena Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-collection of Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain (1852-1929), France
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#135433
Condition Report: Foot is a fragment from a larger statue. Much original pigment remaining, with one small area of loss on the top of the foot and some wear to the gesso on the surface.
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