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Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 12th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 1991 to 1650 BCE. A hand-carved wooden female figure with articulated arms attached to her shoulders and draped gently down her sides. She stands with close-set feet atop an integral platform, with her knees slightly bent over bare feet and below a tapered waist. Remains of white pigment visible to indicate the sheath dress she perhaps once wore, and black pigment still accentuates her hair and face. Wooden sculptures like this are incredibly rare in this state of preservation and are incredible examples illustrating everyday life in ancient Egypt. Size: 2.2" W x 8.875" H (5.6 cm x 22.5 cm); 9.125" H (23.2 cm) on included custom stand.

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For similar examples, please see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession numbers 24.1.20 and 15.4.1

A stylistically similar example, of a larger size and standing atop a wooden plinth, hammered for GBP 18,750 ($24,711) at Christie's, London, South Kensington "Antiquities" auction (sale 6060, April 14, 2011, lot 23).

Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA; ex-Pierre Berge collection, Paris, France, November 26, 2013; ex-French collection, acquired in 2000

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#177257

Arms reattached to shoulders with light adhesive residue visible. Minor inactive insect damage, with chipping to arms, body, and head, fading to pigment, softening to remaining finer details, a couple of stable fissures on legs, and some light pitting, otherwise in great condition. Light remains of original pigment are still visible.